TY - JOUR
T1 - Modeling of transport phenomena in hybrid laser-MIG keyhole welding
AU - Zhou, J.
AU - Tsai, H. L.
N1 - Funding Information:
It is gratefully acknowledged that this research is partially supported by the General Motors Corporation. Also, special thanks go to Professor Terry F. Lehnhoff for beneficial discussions with him.
PY - 2008/8
Y1 - 2008/8
N2 - Mathematical models and associated numerical techniques have been developed to investigate the complicated transport phenomena in spot hybrid laser-MIG keyhole welding. A continuum formulation is used to handle solid phase, liquid phase, and the mushy zone during the melting and solidification processes. The volume of fluid (VOF) method is employed to handle free surfaces, and the enthalpy method is used for latent heat. Dynamics of weld pool fluid flow, energy transfer in keyhole plasma and weld pool, and interactions between droplets and weld pool are calculated as a function of time. The effect of droplet size on mixing and solidification is investigated. It is found that weld pool dynamics, cooling rate, and final weld bead geometry are strongly affected by the impingement process of the droplets in hybrid laser-MIG welding. Also, compositional homogeneity of the weld pool is determined by the competition between the rate of mixing and the rate of solidification.
AB - Mathematical models and associated numerical techniques have been developed to investigate the complicated transport phenomena in spot hybrid laser-MIG keyhole welding. A continuum formulation is used to handle solid phase, liquid phase, and the mushy zone during the melting and solidification processes. The volume of fluid (VOF) method is employed to handle free surfaces, and the enthalpy method is used for latent heat. Dynamics of weld pool fluid flow, energy transfer in keyhole plasma and weld pool, and interactions between droplets and weld pool are calculated as a function of time. The effect of droplet size on mixing and solidification is investigated. It is found that weld pool dynamics, cooling rate, and final weld bead geometry are strongly affected by the impingement process of the droplets in hybrid laser-MIG welding. Also, compositional homogeneity of the weld pool is determined by the competition between the rate of mixing and the rate of solidification.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.02.011
DO - 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.02.011
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:47349131758
SN - 0017-9310
VL - 51
SP - 4353
EP - 4366
JO - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
JF - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
IS - 17-18
ER -