Numerical analysis of transport phenomena in resistance spot welding process

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Li, YongBing ^a   Lin, ZhongQin ^a   Shen, Qi ^a   Lai, XinMin ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic stirring; Fluid flow; Heat transfer; Induced magnetic field; Resistance spot welding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979861025     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004319     Document Type: Article

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