ABSTRACT

The use of lasers for various applications in materials processing has grown rapidly in recent years. Lasers are by nature particularly well suited to automation, but to ensure repeatability and reliability, the engineers employing them must not simply rely on numerical analysis software. They must have a firm grasp on the physical principles invol

chapter 1|20 pages

THERMAL MODELING

chapter 2|56 pages

PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES

chapter 3|36 pages

THE TEMPERATURE IN BLOCKS AND PLATES

chapter 4|24 pages

TIME-DEPENDENT SOLUTIONS IN BLOCKS

chapter 5|14 pages

MOVING BOUNDARY PROBLEMS

chapter 6|40 pages

SIMPLE MODELS OF LASER KEYHOLE WELDING

chapter 7|50 pages

THE FLUID REGIONS IN KEYHOLE WELDING

chapter 8|22 pages

THERMOELASTIC PROBLEMS