Laser Machining
Subtitle: Theory and Practice
By: by George Chryssolouris
Series: Mechanical Engineering Series; Mechanical Engineering Series
Publisher: Springer New York
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781475740868; 9781475740844
Subjects: Mechanics; Physics; Structural control (Engineering); Machinery
Description: Laser Machining: Theory and Practice addresses state-of-the-art laser machining in a way useful for research- ers, academicians and practitioners, particularly manufacturing engineers, who are considering lasers as a solution to the machining requirements of their factories and plants. This book provides detailed information on the theory behind laser machining, as well as its requirements, uses and applications. In order to place laser machining in its correct context, the author begins with an overview of conventional material removal processes and go on to describe in detail the physical mechanisms involved in lasers, the different types of lasers involved in laser machining, and laser machining systems, which include optics, positioning systems, manipulators, etc. The theoretical treatment of the laser includes a section on the basics of heat transfer and fluid mechanics, and analyses of one, two and three-dimensional laser machining processes. The book closes with a description of state-of-the-art laser machining applications in research and industrial practice.
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Table of contents: title: Contents: Overview of Machining Processes; title: Lasers for Machining; title: Basics of Laser Machining; title: Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics for Laser Machining; title: Laser Machining Analysis; title: Laser Machining Applications.