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Numerical Study of Heat Transfer and Material Flow during the Friction Stir Welding Process

In this study, the energy conservation equation in a cylindrical coordinate system and the moving heat source from the tool are used to establish a steady-state three-dimensional heat transfer model for the friction stir welding (FSW). Then, the simplified momentum conservation equation is employed to predict the material flow model for the FSW. Combining the effects of heat transfer and material flow, this numerical model successfully predicts the weld temperature field and the material flow for the FSW.
Numerical results show that increasing the welding or translational speed of the tool has the effect of decreasing the magnitude of the temperature within the workpiece, while increasing the rotating speed has the opposite effect. During the feeding process, the material located on the back of the tool pin has higher temperature than that on the front. Moreover, the temperature profile are asymmetrical between the advancing and retreating sides due to the material flow stirred by the tool, and this temperature difference depends on the speed of material flow under the tool shoulder.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0910110-091951
Date10 September 2010
CreatorsLin, Kao-Hung
ContributorsJen-Fin Lin, Rong-Tsong Lee, Yeau-Ren Jeng, Yuang-Cherng Chiou
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageCholon
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Sourcehttp://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0910110-091951
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