On the numerical simulation of laser beam cutting of hollow sphere structures

• Main Authors: Araújo, Manuel António, Merkel, Markus, Riegel, Harald, Öchsner, Andreas
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/51216/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mawe.201300154/abstract

Laser beam cutting is a highly efficient technique to cut materials. The relatively small amount of energy being involved during the process results in a small heat affected zone. This characteristic makes laser beam cutting interesting for composite materials. Within this paper the cutting process...