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Transient Process Simulation of Heat Transfer in Laser Beam Welding with an Equivalent Heat Source
(2017)
This paper presents a multiphysics modelling framework developed for the prediction of the three-dimensional transient temperature field of the laser welding process. The numerical model consists of two studies. In the first study, a steady-state CFD process simulation of full-penetration keyhole laser beam welding was performed. Considering the effects of, thermo-capillary and natural convection, latent heat of fusion and temperature-dependent material properties up to evaporation temperature the local weld pool geometry and temperature field were obtained. These results were used in the second subsequent study as an equivalent volumetric heat source by the prediction of the transient thermal cycle during and after fusion welding. Here the energy input and the movement of the heat source were realized by a novel technique, making use of pointwise constraints and a moving mesh provided with helper lines and additional remeshing condition. The numerically calculated results were compared to experimentally observed weld pool shapes and time-temperature curves showing a very good agreement.