Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 48, Issue 18, 1802011(2021)

Numerical Simulation of Characteristics of Laser-Hollow Tungsten Inert Gas Coaxial Composite Welding Arc

Zheng Lei, Zongtao Zhu*, Yuanxing Li, Yan Liu, and Hui Chen**
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  • Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, China
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    Schematic diagram of mathematical model of laser coaxial composite arc
    Cloud diagram of arc temperature distribution. (a) Laser coaxial composite arc; (b) TIG arc
    Comparison of arc temperature
    Cloud diagram of plasma velocity distribution. (a) Laser coaxial composite arc; (b) TIG arc
    Comparison of plasma velocity
    Cloud diagram of arc pressure distribution. (a) Laser coaxial composite arc; (b) TIG arc
    Comparison of arc pressure
    Cloud diagram of arc potential distribution. (a) Laser coaxial composite arc; (b) TIG arc
    Comparison of arc potential
    Cloud diagram of arc magnetic field distribution. (a) Horizontal of composite arc; (b) horizontal of TIG arc; (c) vertical of composite arc; (d) vertical of TIG arc
    Comparison of magnetic field. (a) Horizontal of composite arc; (b) horizontal of TIG arc; (c) vertical of composite arc; (d) vertical of TIG arc
    Arc in experiment. (a) Laser coaxial composite arc; (b) TIG arc
    Welding joint in experiment. (a) Laser coaxial composite arc; (b) TIG arc
    • Table 1. Boundary condition of hollow TIG arc model

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      Table 1. Boundary condition of hollow TIG arc model

      AreaBoundary typeVelocity V /(m·s-1)Temperature T /KPotential φ/VMagnetic vector A /(Wb·m-1)
      BCWall050000A/∂z=∂A/∂r=0
      AB, CDPressure-outlet1000φ/∂z=∂φ/∂r=00
      DE, HJ, MAVelocity-inlet21000φ/∂z=∂φ/∂r=0A/∂z=∂A/∂r=0
      EF, LMWall01000φ/∂z=∂φ/∂r=0A/∂z=∂A/∂r=0
      FG, KLWall03000-σφ/∂z=I/Sc∂A/∂z=∂A/∂r=0
      GH, JKWall01000∂φ/∂z=∂φ/∂r=0∂A/∂z=∂A/∂r=0
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    Zheng Lei, Zongtao Zhu, Yuanxing Li, Yan Liu, Hui Chen. Numerical Simulation of Characteristics of Laser-Hollow Tungsten Inert Gas Coaxial Composite Welding Arc[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2021, 48(18): 1802011

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser manufacturing

    Received: Mar. 12, 2021

    Accepted: Apr. 15, 2021

    Published Online: Aug. 23, 2021

    The Author Email: Zhu Zongtao (zongtaozhu@163.com), Chen Hui (xnrpt@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202148.1802011

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