A THEORETICAL-MODEL OF THERMOCAPILLARY FLOWS IN LASER-WELDING


POSTACIOGLU N., KAPADIA P., DOWDEN J.

JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, cilt.24, sa.1, ss.15-20, 1991 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1991
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1088/0022-3727/24/1/004
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.15-20
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Surface tension variations on the surface of the weld pool, produced by a laser during the process of welding, can produce very strong currents. A linearized description of the process is constructed, as well a a non-linear boundary layer model that takes account of thermal conduction and fluid convection. It is found that there is a considerable difference between the predictions of the two approaches. The non-linear model produces results that are compatible with what is believed to occur in practice.