Numerical simulation of arc plasma and molten metal behavior in gas metal arc welding process

In this study, to make clear the phenomena of the gas metal arc welding process more deeply, a simulation model including both the arc plasma and the metal transfer phenomena is constructed and influence of the arc current is numerically investigated. The simulation model used in this study consider...

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Main Authors: Yosuke OGINO, Yoshinori HIRATA, Satoru ASAI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Fluid Science and Technology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jfst/13/4/13_2018jfst0026/_pdf/-char/en
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author Yosuke OGINO
Yoshinori HIRATA
Satoru ASAI
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description In this study, to make clear the phenomena of the gas metal arc welding process more deeply, a simulation model including both the arc plasma and the metal transfer phenomena is constructed and influence of the arc current is numerically investigated. The simulation model used in this study considered the iron vapor generating from the high-temperature metal surface and surface deformation of the molten metal as the interaction between the arc plasma and the molten metal. The simulation result shows that the molten wire glows largely at the wire tip when the arc current is low. On the other hand, for the high arc current, small droplet detaches from the wire tip. These simulation results of the behavior of the molten metal show good agreement with the experimental results. The balance of the driving force acting on the molten metal at the wire tip is very important to determine the molten metal behavior, and when influence of the electromagnetic force becomes stronger than that of the surface tension, the transfer mode is changed. In addition, simulation and experiment are carried out using the same pulsed current, these results of the arc plasma and the molten metal show good agreement. Therefore, the simulation model constructed in this study can describe the phenomena depending on the arc current. These results show that there are possibilities to be able to predict the behavior in gas metal arc welding process and optimize the current profile by the simulation model for controlling the gas metal arc welding phenomena.
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spelling doaj.art-3a6d30cf6ca3417898bd36eca82829592022-12-22T04:12:55ZengThe Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersJournal of Fluid Science and Technology1880-55582018-11-01134JFST0026JFST002610.1299/jfst.2018jfst0026jfstNumerical simulation of arc plasma and molten metal behavior in gas metal arc welding processYosuke OGINO0Yoshinori HIRATA1Satoru ASAI2Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka UniversityGraduate School of Engineering, Osaka UniversityGraduate School of Engineering, Osaka UniversityIn this study, to make clear the phenomena of the gas metal arc welding process more deeply, a simulation model including both the arc plasma and the metal transfer phenomena is constructed and influence of the arc current is numerically investigated. The simulation model used in this study considered the iron vapor generating from the high-temperature metal surface and surface deformation of the molten metal as the interaction between the arc plasma and the molten metal. The simulation result shows that the molten wire glows largely at the wire tip when the arc current is low. On the other hand, for the high arc current, small droplet detaches from the wire tip. These simulation results of the behavior of the molten metal show good agreement with the experimental results. The balance of the driving force acting on the molten metal at the wire tip is very important to determine the molten metal behavior, and when influence of the electromagnetic force becomes stronger than that of the surface tension, the transfer mode is changed. In addition, simulation and experiment are carried out using the same pulsed current, these results of the arc plasma and the molten metal show good agreement. Therefore, the simulation model constructed in this study can describe the phenomena depending on the arc current. These results show that there are possibilities to be able to predict the behavior in gas metal arc welding process and optimize the current profile by the simulation model for controlling the gas metal arc welding phenomena.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jfst/13/4/13_2018jfst0026/_pdf/-char/engas metal arc welding (gmaw)numerical simulationarc plasmametal transfertransfer modearc currentpulsed current
spellingShingle Yosuke OGINO
Yoshinori HIRATA
Satoru ASAI
Numerical simulation of arc plasma and molten metal behavior in gas metal arc welding process
Journal of Fluid Science and Technology
gas metal arc welding (gmaw)
numerical simulation
arc plasma
metal transfer
transfer mode
arc current
pulsed current
title Numerical simulation of arc plasma and molten metal behavior in gas metal arc welding process
title_full Numerical simulation of arc plasma and molten metal behavior in gas metal arc welding process
title_fullStr Numerical simulation of arc plasma and molten metal behavior in gas metal arc welding process
title_full_unstemmed Numerical simulation of arc plasma and molten metal behavior in gas metal arc welding process
title_short Numerical simulation of arc plasma and molten metal behavior in gas metal arc welding process
title_sort numerical simulation of arc plasma and molten metal behavior in gas metal arc welding process
topic gas metal arc welding (gmaw)
numerical simulation
arc plasma
metal transfer
transfer mode
arc current
pulsed current
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jfst/13/4/13_2018jfst0026/_pdf/-char/en
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