The mathematics of thermal modeling : an introduction to the theory of laser material processing /: an introduction to the theory of laser material processing. (©2001)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Michael Dowden.
• Other Names: Dowden, John Michael
• Contents: THERMAL MODELING; Introduction; Dimensions and Dimensionless Numbers; Two Examples; PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES; Governing Equations; Boundary Conditions; Summary of Equations and Conditions; THE TEMPERATURE IN BLOCKS AND PLATES; The Temperature Distribution; The Point Source Solution; The Temperature Distribution in Plates; Fresnel Absorption; The Line Source Solution; TIME DEPENDENT SOLUTIONS IN BLOCKS; Time Dependent One-Dimensional Solutions; Surface Heating from Cold; Time-Dependent Point and Line Sources; The Thermal History of a Material Element; MOVING BOUNDARY PROBLEMS; Stefan Problems; Neumann's Problem; SIMPLE MODELS OF LASER KEYHOLE WELDING; Laser Keyhole Welding; Point and Line Source Models; The Relation between Power Absorbed and Keyhole Radius; The Liquid/Vapor Interface; The Keyhole; Numerical Examples; THE FLUID REGIONS IN KEYHOLE WELDING; Flow in the Weld Pool; Interaction of Motion in the Weld Pool with the Keyhole; Laser Heating of the Vapor in the Keyhole; THERMO-ELASTIC PROBLEMS; Thermal Expansion; The Scabbing of Concrete; Two-Dimensional Models; Stresses in a Metal Work Piece; Conclusion; APPENDIX 1: VALUES OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES; APPENDIX 2: ELASTIC GREEN'S FUNCTIONS FOR A SEMI-INFINITE DOMAIN; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC
• Publication Date: 2001
• Copyright Date: 2001
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 291 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 621.36/6; Lasers -- Industrial applications -- Mathematical models; Heat -- Transmission -- Mathematical models; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Lasers & Photonics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1420035622; 9781420035629
• Related ISBNs: 9781584882305; 1584882301
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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