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Laser Beam Welding Fume Propagation and Seam Properties

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Laser Processing: Surface Treatment and Film Deposition

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSE,volume 307))

Abstract

Flow visualization experiments are performed to examine the processing gas flow and the propagation of the fumes during laser beam welding of metals as a function of various processing variables. The influence of the processing gas flow, given by the arrangement of the gas supply, on the propagation of the fume plume is investigated. To ensure best welding performance the seam properties are evaluated. The results serve as a tool for the conceptual design of exhaust devices and as a data acquisition for computational modeling of contamination of the working area with hazardous aerosols.

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Lasertechnik der Rheinisch, Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen, Steinbachstraße 15, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    M. Dahmen & E. W. Kreutz

  2. Institut für Neuroinformatik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany

    W. Gillner

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  2. E. W. Kreutz
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  1. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA

    J. Mazumder

  2. Department of Physics, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    O. Conde

  3. Department of Materials Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal

    R. Villar

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

    W. Steen

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Dahmen, M., Kreutz, E.W., Gillner, W. (1996). Laser Beam Welding Fume Propagation and Seam Properties. In: Mazumder, J., Conde, O., Villar, R., Steen, W. (eds) Laser Processing: Surface Treatment and Film Deposition. NATO ASI Series, vol 307. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0197-1_45

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0197-1_45

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