Abstract: Lasers find wide applications in heat treatment of engineering parts. The modeling and energy analysis of the heating process can reduce substantially the time required for process optimization ...

Abstract: Laser gas assisted processing offers advantages over commercial nitriding processes due to precise operation and local treatment. In the present study, laser gas assisted nitriding of Ti-6Al-4V ...

Abstract: Laser repetitive pulse heating of the workpiece surfaces results in thermal stresses developed in the vicinity of the workpiece surface. In the present study, laser repetitive pulse heating with ...

Abstract: The service life of tooling plays an important part in the economics of the extrusion process. A number of causes are considered responsible for initiating damage to the dies before its ...

Abstract: Laser cutting of small diameter holes in alumina tiles is carried out. Temperature and stress fields are predicted numerically using the ABAQUS finite element code. The cut sections are examined ...

Abstract: Solar thermal heating analysis of a tube in the presence of metallic meshes, resembling the mobile thermal battery, is carried out. The influence of metallic meshes on the heat-transfer rates inside the tube is examined ...

Abstract: The results of experiments into laser assisted gas carbonitriding of a Ti–6Al–4V alloy are reported. The temperature and thermal stress fields were simulated using finite element analysis. ...