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The Theory of Laser Materials Processing - Heat and Mass Transfer in Modern Technology (Paperback, 2009 ed.)
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Theuseoflasersinmaterialsprocessinghasbecomewidespreadinrecent
years,sothatanunderstandingofthenatureofheatandmasstransferin
thisbranchofmoderntechnologyisofincreasingimportance. Theaimofthe
authorsofthisbookistoconcentrateonthephysicalprocesses;thesecanbe
developedfromamathematicalpointofview,orfromdirectexperimental-
derivedobservation. Thetwoapproachesarecomplementary;eachcanprovide
insightsandthesynthesisofthetwocanleadtoaverypowerfulunderstanding
oftheprocessesinvolved. Mathematicalmodellingofphysicalprocesseshas
hadanimportantroletoplayinthedevelopmentoftechnologyoverthe
centuriesandparticularlysointhelastonehundredand?ftyyearsorso.
Itcanbearguedthatitismoreimportanttodaythaneverbeforesincethe
availabilityofhigh-speedcomputersallowsaccuratenumericalsimulationof
industrialprocessesatafractionofthecostofthecorrespondingexperiments.
Thisisoneaspectofmathematicalmodelling,highpro?leandmuchvalued,
butitisnottheonlyone.
Inthepastmathematicalmodellinghadtorelyonqualitativeinves-
gation,veryspecialanalyticalsolutions,orinaccurateandtime-consuming
calculationsperformedwithlittleinthewayoftabulatedormechanical
assistance. Logtablesandsliderulesarestillrememberedbypeopleworking
today,thoughtherearesurelyfewwhoregrettheirdisappearance.
Thevalueanddistinctivefunctionofmethodsbasedontheanalytical
approachisnowbecomingmuchclearer,nowthattheyarenolongerexpected
toproducedetailedimitationsofwhathappensinrealexperimentsofind-
trialprocesses,afunctionnowful?lledmostlybynumericalmethods,c-
sideredbelow. Theemphasistodayisontheirabilitytocon?rmandextend
ourunderstandingofthebasicphysicalmechanismsinvolvedintheprocesses
of interest. These are essential for any intelligent use of
numerical simulation.
Theargumentaboutthevalueofteachingpeoplehowtodoarithmetic
themselveswithouttheaidofacalculatorseemstobepassingintohistory, vi
Preface butitisanimportantoneandprovidesasimpleanalogy.
Ifsomeonedoes
nothaveafeelingfornumbersandthewayarithmeticworks,theywillalltoo
easilyfailtospotanerrorproducedbyamachine.
Computersarenotinfallible -andneitherarethosewhobuildorprogramthem.
Computersarenow
takingonlessmundanemathematicaltasksandthesamecontroversiesare
appearinginconnectionwithalgebraicmanipulation. Equally,andwitheven
greaterpenaltiesintermsofcostintheeventoferrors,thesameconsiderations
applytonumericalsimulationofmajorindustrialprocesses.
Awarenessofthe
analyticalsolutionscanbeinvaluableindistinguishingtherightfromthe
wrong,i. e. forthepractitionertounderstandthebasisofthework,andto
haveanideaofthekindsofoutcomesthatareplausible-andtorecognise
thosewhicharenot.
Thephrase"mathematicalmodelling"is,however,ambiguous,perhaps
morenowthanithaseverbeen. Thereisanenormousamountofworkdone
todayonsimulationbasedontheuseofverypowerfulcomputerprograms,
anditisquitecorrectlyreferredtoasmathematicalmodelling. Theprograms
aresometimesconstructedin-housebutareusuallycommercialpackages.
This
isanentirelyvalidapproachwithspeci?c(generallycommercial)objectives.
Ingeneraltherearetwouses. Thedominantobjectiveisnumericalagreement
withaparticularexperimentinthe?rstinstance,leadingtopredictivec-
mercialuseinthesecondinstance. Thesecondobjectiveistheclari?cation
ofphysicalmechanisms,aimedatthegenerationofunderstandingofcomplex
interconnectedprocesses,ratherthantheexactreproductionofaparticular
experiment. Itissometimesoverlookedthat,withsu?cientcare,anum-
icalapproachisequallyvalidintheinvestigationofphysicalfundamentals.
Numericalsimulationisnotacentraltopicofthisbook,butbecauseofits
crucialimportancetoeachofthetwousestowhichnumericalmodellingcan
beput,itisvitalthatthecomputationalbasisoftheworkshouldbec-
pletelysound.
Inaddition,thelevelofprocessdetailwhichcanbeconsidered
bythenumericalapproachusuallyexceedswhatispossiblewiththeanaly-
calapproachsigni?cantly,leavinglittlechoicebuttoreverttothenumerical
treatmentwheninvestigatingtheinterconnectionsbetweenprocesses. Itis
forthesereasonsthatthebookconcludeswithachapteroncomprehensive
numericalsimulation.
Inmanyways,theapproachadoptedhereiscomplementarytothemore
phenomenologicalapproach. Itisalwaysimportantina?eldwhichhasvery
directindustrialapplicationstobearinmindhowtechniquessuchasthose
describedherewillbeused,butitisessentialnottolosesightofthef-
damentals.
Thereareserioussafetyimplications;therearecostimplications;
therearemoralimplications;thereareconsiderationsoftheappropriateness
ofthetechnologytotheapplicationunderconsideration.
Aproperrespectfor alltheserequiresanunderstandingofthefundamentals.
Wearealltoowellawarethatthisbookdoeslittlemorethanscratch
thesurfaceoftheproblemsinvolvedinafundamentalunderstandingofthese
phenomena. Ifwehaveprovidedideasandinformationthatcauseothersto
Preface vii
testthemexperimentallyorintellectually,agreewiththemordisputethem
vigorously,anddevelopthemfurther,wewillconsiderthatwehaveachieved
ouraim. Colchester April,2008 JohnDowden Contents
1MathematicsinLaserProcessing JohnDowden...1 1. 1
MathematicsanditsApplication...1 1. 2
FormulationinTermsofPartialDi?erentialEquations...3 1. 2. 1
LengthScales...3 1. 2. 2
ConservationEquationsandtheirGeneralisations...4 1. 2. 3
GoverningEquationsofGeneralised ConservationType...7 1. 2. 4
Gauss'is,however,ambiguous,perhaps morenowthanithaseverbeen.
Thereisanenormousamountofworkdone
todayonsimulationbasedontheuseofverypowerfulcomputerprograms,
anditisquitecorrectlyreferredtoasmathematicalmodelling. Theprograms
aresometimesconstructedin-housebutareusuallycommercialpackages.
This
isanentirelyvalidapproachwithspeci?c(generallycommercial)objectives.
Ingeneraltherearetwouses. Thedominantobjectiveisnumericalagreement
withaparticularexperimentinthe?rstinstance,leadingtopredictivec-
mercialuseinthesecondinstance. Thesecondobjectiveistheclari?cation
ofphysicalmechanisms,aimedatthegenerationofunderstandingofcomplex
interconnectedprocesses,ratherthantheexactreproductionofaparticular
experiment. Itissometimesoverlookedthat,withsu?cientcare,anum-
icalapproachisequallyvalidintheinvestigationofphysicalfundamentals.
Numericalsimulationisnotacentraltopicofthisbook,butbecauseofits
crucialimportancetoeachofthetwousestowhichnumericalmodellingcan
beput,itisvitalthatthecomputationalbasisoftheworkshouldbec-
pletelysound.
Inaddition,thelevelofprocessdetailwhichcanbeconsidered
bythenumericalapproachusuallyexceedswhatispossiblewiththeanaly-
calapproachsigni?cantly,leavinglittlechoicebuttoreverttothenumerical
treatmentwheninvestigatingtheinterconnectionsbetweenprocesses. Itis
forthesereasonsthatthebookconcludeswithachapteroncomprehensive
numericalsimulation.
Inmanyways,theapproachadoptedhereiscomplementarytothemore
phenomenologicalapproach. Itisalwaysimportantina?eldwhichhasvery
directindustrialapplicationstobearinmindhowtechniquessuchasthose
describedherewillbeused,butitisessentialnottolosesightofthef-
damentals.
Thereareserioussafetyimplications;therearecostimplications;
therearemoralimplications;thereareconsiderationsoftheappropriateness
ofthetechnologytotheapplicationunderconsideration.
Aproperrespectfor alltheserequiresanunderstandingofthefundamentals.
Wearealltoowellawarethatthisbookdoeslittlemorethanscratch
thesurfaceoftheproblemsinvolvedinafundamentalunderstandingofthese
phenomena. Ifwehaveprovidedideasandinformationthatcauseothersto
Preface vii
testthemexperimentallyorintellectually,agreewiththemordisputethem
vigorously,anddevelopthemfurther,wewillconsiderthatwehaveachieved
ouraim. Colchester April,2008 JohnDowden Contents
1MathematicsinLaserProcessing JohnDowden...1 1. 1
MathematicsanditsApplication...1 1. 2
FormulationinTermsofPartialDi?erentialEquations...3 1. 2. 1
LengthScales...3 1. 2. 2
ConservationEquationsandtheirGeneralisations...4 1. 2. 3
GoverningEquationsofGeneralised ConservationType...7 1. 2. 4
Gauss'Theuseoflasersinmaterialsprocessinghasbecomewidespreadinrecent
years,sothatanunderstandingofthenatureofheatandmasstransferin
thisbranchofmoderntechnologyisofincreasingimportance. Theaimofthe
authorsofthisbookistoconcentrateonthephysicalprocesses;thesecanbe
developedfromamathematicalpointofview,orfromdirectexperimental-
derivedobservation. Thetwoapproachesarecomplementary;eachcanprovide
insightsandthesynthesisofthetwocanleadtoaverypowerfulunderstanding
oftheprocessesinvolved. Mathematicalmodellingofphysicalprocesseshas
hadanimportantroletoplayinthedevelopmentoftechnologyoverthe
centuriesandparticularlysointhelastonehundredand?ftyyearsorso.
Itcanbearguedthatitismoreimportanttodaythaneverbeforesincethe
availabilityofhigh-speedcomputersallowsaccuratenumericalsimulationof
industrialprocessesatafractionofthecostofthecorrespondingexperiments.
Thisisoneaspectofmathematicalmodelling,highpro?leandmuchvalued,
butitisnottheonlyone.
Inthepastmathematicalmodellinghadtorelyonqualitativeinves-
gation,veryspecialanalyticalsolutions,orinaccurateandtime-consuming
calculationsperformedwithlittleinthewayoftabulatedormechanical
assistance. Logtablesandsliderulesarestillrememberedbypeopleworking
today,thoughtherearesurelyfewwhoregrettheirdisappearance.
Thevalueanddistinctivefunctionofmethodsbasedontheanalytical
approachisnowbecomingmuchclearer,nowthattheyarenolongerexpected
toproducedetailedimitationsofwhathappensinrealexperimentsofind-
trialprocesses,afunctionnowful?lledmostlybynumericalmethods,c-
sideredbelow. Theemphasistodayisontheirabilitytocon?rmandextend
ourunderstandingofthebasicphysicalmechanismsinvolvedintheprocesses
of interest. These are essential for any intelligent use of
numerical simulation.
Theargumentaboutthevalueofteachingpeoplehowtodoarithmetic
themselveswithouttheaidofacalculatorseemstobepassingintohistory, vi
Preface butitisanimportantoneandprovidesasimpleanalogy.
Ifsomeonedoes
nothaveafeelingfornumbersandthewayarithmeticworks,theywillalltoo
easilyfailtospotanerrorproducedbyamachine.
Computersarenotinfallible -andneitherarethosewhobuildorprogramthem.
Computersarenow
takingonlessmundanemathematicaltasksandthesamecontroversiesare
appearinginconnectionwithalgebraicmanipulation. Equally,andwitheven
greaterpenaltiesintermsofcostintheeventoferrors,thesameconsiderations
applytonumericalsimulationofmajorindustrialprocesses.
Awarenessofthe
analyticalsolutionscanbeinvaluableindistinguishingtherightfromthe
wrong,i. e. forthepractitionertounderstandthebasisofthework,andto
haveanideaofthekindsofoutcomesthatareplausible-andtorecognise
thosewhicharenot.
Thephrase"mathematicalmodelling"is,however,ambiguous,perhaps
morenowthanithaseverbeen. Thereisanenormousamountofworkdone
todayonsimulationbasedontheuseofverypowerfulcomputerprograms,
anditisquitecorrectlyreferredtoasmathematicalmodelling. Theprograms
aresometimesconstructedin-housebutareusuallycommercialpackages.
This
isanentirelyvalidapproachwithspeci?c(generallycommercial)objectives.
Ingeneraltherearetwouses. Thedominantobjectiveisnumericalagreement
withaparticularexperimentinthe?rstinstance,leadingtopredictivec-
mercialuseinthesecondinstance. Thesecondobjectiveistheclari?cation
ofphysicalmechanisms,aimedatthegenerationofunderstandingofcomplex
interconnectedprocesses,ratherthantheexactreproductionofaparticular
experiment. Itissometimesoverlookedthat,withsu?cientcare,anum-
icalapproachisequallyvalidintheinvestigationofphysicalfundamentals.
Numericalsimulationisnotacentraltopicofthisbook,butbecauseofits
crucialimportancetoeachofthetwousestowhichnumericalmodellingcan
beput,itisvitalthatthecomputationalbasisoftheworkshouldbec-
pletelysound.
Inaddition,thelevelofprocessdetailwhichcanbeconsidered
bythenumericalapproachusuallyexceedswhatispossiblewiththeanaly-
calapproachsigni?cantly,leavinglittlechoicebuttoreverttothenumerical
treatmentwheninvestigatingtheinterconnectionsbetweenprocesses. Itis
forthesereasonsthatthebookconcludeswithachapteroncomprehensive
numericalsimulation.
Inmanyways,theapproachadoptedhereiscomplementarytothemore
phenomenologicalapproach. Itisalwaysimportantina?eldwhichhasvery
directindustrialapplicationstobearinmindhowtechniquessuchasthose
describedherewillbeused,butitisessentialnottolosesightofthef-
damentals.
Thereareserioussafetyimplications;therearecostimplications;
therearemoralimplications;thereareconsiderationsoftheappropriateness
ofthetechnologytotheapplicationunderconsideration.
Aproperrespectfor alltheserequiresanunderstandingofthefundamentals.
Wearealltoowellawarethatthisbookdoeslittlemorethanscratch
thesurfaceoftheproblemsinvolvedinafundamentalunderstandingofthese
phenomena. Ifwehaveprovidedideasandinformationthatcauseothersto
Preface vii
testthemexperimentallyorintellectually,agreewiththemordisputethem
vigorously,anddevelopthemfurther,wewillconsiderthatwehaveachieved
ouraim. Colchester April,2008 JohnDowden Contents
1MathematicsinLaserProcessing JohnDowden...1 1. 1
MathematicsanditsApplication...1 1. 2
FormulationinTermsofPartialDi?erentialEquations...3 1. 2. 1
LengthScales...3 1. 2. 2
ConservationEquationsandtheirGeneralisations...4 1. 2. 3
GoverningEquationsofGeneralised ConservationType...7 1. 2. 4
Gauss'sLaw...10 1. 3 BoundaryandInterfaceConditions...11 1. 3. 1
GeneralisedConservationConditions...11 1. 3. 2
TheKinematicConditioninFluidDynamics...13 1. 4 Fick'sLaws...15 1. 5
Electromagnetism...15 1. 5. 1 Maxwell'sEquations...15 1. 5. 2
Ohm'sLaw...18 References...19 2SimulationofLaserCutting
WolfgangSchulz,MarkusNiessen,UrsEppelt,KerstinKowalick...21 2. 1
Introduction...22 2. 1. 1
PhysicalPhenomenaandExperimentalObservation...23 2. 2
MathematicalFormulationandAnalysis...26 2. 2. 1
TheOne-PhaseProblem...29 2. 2. 2 TheTwo-PhaseProblem...42 2. 2. 3
Three-PhaseProblem...51 2. 3 Outlook...64 2. 4
Acknowledgements...65 References...65 x Contents
3KeyholeWelding:TheSolidandLiquidPhases AlexanderKaplan...71 3. 1
HeatGenerationandHeatTransfer...71 3. 1. 1 Absorption...
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