Analysis of the Influence of the Composition of the Shielding Gas on Pressure Force and Heat Fluxes in Arc Welding

• A main problem raised by arc welding manufacturing is the determination ofthe optimal process parameters to ensure weld quality as well as resource efficient andsustainable production. To address this problem a better process understanding is required.In this study thermal magneto hydrodynamic modeling of a welding arc is used to reacha deeper insight into the influence of the composition of the shielding gas on the pressureforce and the heat fluxes to a workpiece. The model was implemented in the open sourcesimulation software OpenFOAM. Four different shielding gas mixtures combining argonand carbon dioxide were studied. When increasing the fraction of carbon dioxide the resultsshow a significant increase of the arc velocity and temperature with constriction of thetemperature field, a decrease of the pressure force and a significant increase of the heatfluxes on the base metal.

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Materialteknik -- Bearbetnings-, yt- och fogningsteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Materials Engineering -- Manufacturing, Surface and Joining Technology (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Strömningsmekanik och akustik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics (hsv//eng)

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Thermal plasma

arc welding

shielding gas

arc pressure

heat flux

numerical simulatino

OpenFOAM

Manufacturing and materials engineering

Produktions- och materialteknik

Production Technology

Produktionsteknik

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