A 3D arc-droplet-molten pool integrated model of Al alloy GMAW process: heat transfer, fluid flow and the effect of external magnetic field

W Zhao, H Jin, X Du, J Chen, Y Wei - Vacuum, 2022 - Elsevier
GMAW is one of the principal processes for the fabrication of aluminum alloy components,
and the external magnetic field (EMF) is innovatively introduced to assist in improving …

A unified model of transport phenomena in gas metal arc welding including electrode, arc plasma and molten pool

HG Fan, R Kovacevic - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents a theoretical model for describing globular transfer in gas metal arc
welding. The heat and mass transfer in the electrode, arc plasma and molten pool are …

Modelling and analysis of metal transfer in gas metal arc welding

F Wang, WK Hou, SJ Hu… - Journal of Physics D …, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
A numerical model combining the methods of enthalpy, effective-viscosity and volume-of-
fluid is developed to simulate the metal transfer process in gas metal arc welding. The model …

Three-dimensional modeling of arc plasma and metal transfer in gas metal arc welding

G Xu, J Hu, HL Tsai - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2009 - Elsevier
An integrated comprehensive 3D model has been developed to study the transport
phenomena in gas metal arc welding (GMAW). This includes the arc plasma, droplet …

A computational investigation of the effectiveness of different shielding gas mixtures for arc welding

AB Murphy, M Tanaka, S Tashiro, T Sato… - Journal of Physics D …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Tungsten–inert-gas welding arcs are modelled using a two-dimensional axisymmetric
computational code. Both electrodes (the tungsten cathode and the metal anode workpiece) …

Modeling of the transport phenomena in GMAW using argon–helium mixtures. Part I–The arc

ZH Rao, J Hu, SM Liao, HL Tsai - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2010 - Elsevier
This article presents a numerical investigation on the transient transport phenomena in the
arc which include the arc plasma generation and interactions with moving droplets and …

Thermodynamic analysis of an organic Rankine–vapor compression cycle (ORVC) assisted air compression system for cryogenic air separation units

X Zhou, Y Rong, S Fang, K Wang, X Zhi, L Qiu… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Air compression is the main energy consumption process in cryogenic air separation units
(ASUs), while compression waste heat occupies over 60% of the total compression power …

Three-dimensional modeling of the plasma arc in arc welding

G Xu, J Hu, HL Tsai - Journal of Applied Physics, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
Most previous three-dimensional modeling on gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) and gas
metal arc welding (GMAW) focuses on the weld pool dynamics and assumes the two …

Droplet formation, detachment, and impingement on the molten pool in gas metal arc welding

HG Fan, R Kovacevic - Metallurgical and materials transactions B, 1999 - Springer
A mathematical model is developed to describe the globular transfer in gas metal arc
welding (GMAW). This work is both theoretical and experimental. Using the volume-of-fluid …

Artificial neural network prediction of weld geometry performed using GMAW with alternating shielding gases

S Campbell, A Galloway, N McPherson - Welding Journal, 2012 - strathprints.strath.ac.uk
An Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model has been applied to the prediction of key weld
geometries produced using Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) with alternating shielding …