Optimal process design for laser transmission welding of acrylics using desirability function analysis and overlay contour plots

International Journal of Manufacturing Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-61

  Acherjee, Bappa ^a   Misra, Dipten ^a   Bose, Dipankar ^b   Acharyya, Sanjib ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL TEACHERS TRAINING AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Acrylic; Desirability function analysis; Laser transmission welding; Optimisation; Response surface methodology; RSM

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; LASER BEAM WELDING; PARETO PRINCIPLE;

DESIRABILITY FUNCTION; LASER TRANSMISSION WELDING; OPTIMAL PROCESS DESIGN; OPTIMISATION TECHNIQUES; OPTIMISATIONS; PARETO OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY;

DESIGN;

EID: 78651071306     PISSN: 17500591     EISSN: 17500605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMR.2011.037913     Document Type: Article

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