Laser Pulse Heating of Surfaces and Thermal Stress Analysis, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Materials Forming, Machining and Tribology Series

PREFACE.- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.-  INTRODUCTION.- EQUILIBRIUM LASER PULSE HEATING AND THERMAL STRESS ANALYSIS.-  INTRODUCTION.- STEP INPUT LASER PULSE HEATING.- STRESS FREE BOUNDARY AT THE SURFACE.- STRESS CONTINUITY BOUNDARY AT THE SURFACE.- TIME EXPONENTIALLY VARYING LASER PULSE HEATING.- STRESS FREE BOUNDARY AT THE SURFACE.- STRESS FREE BOUNDARY AND CONVECTION AT THE SURFACE.-  STRESS BOUNDARY AT THE SURFACE.- ENTROPY ANALYSIS DUE TO THERMAL STRESS FIELD.- FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS.- STEP INPUT PULSE HEATING.- TIME EXPONENTIALLY VARYING LASER PULSE HEATING.- ENTROPY ANALYSIS DUE TO THERMAL STRESS FIELD.- ANALYTICAL SOLUTION OF CATTANEO AND THERMAL STRESS EQUATIONS.- INTRODUCTION.- SURFACE HEAT SOURCE CONSIDERATION.- STEP INPUT PULSE HEATING.- EXPONENTIAL PULSE HEATING.- VOLUMETRIC SOURCE CONSIDERATION.- STEP INPUT PULSE HEATING.- EXPONENTIAL PULSE HEATING.- ENTROPY ANALYSIS.- FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION.- SURFACE HEAT SOURCE CONSIDERATION.- VOLUMETRIC HEAT SOURCE CONSIDERATION.- ENTROPY GENERATION RATE.- ANALYTICAL TREATMENT OF HYPERBOLIC EQUATIONS FOR STRESS ANALYSIS.- INTRODUCTION.- FORMULATION OF ENERGY TRANSPORT IN METALLIC SUBSTRATES AT MICROSCOPIC LEVEL.- THERMAL STRESS FIELD: CONSIDERATION OF SURFACE AND VOLUMETRIC SOURCES.- SURFACE HEAT SOURCE CONSIDERATION.- VOLUMETRIC HEAT SOURCE CONSIDERATION.- THERMAL STRESS FIELD: TWO-DIMENSIONAL CONSIDERATION.- FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS.- SURFACE HEAT SOURCE CONSIDERATION.- VOLUMETRIC HEAT SOURCE CONSIDERATION.- TWO-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS.- CONCLUDING REMARKS.- EQUILIBRIUM HEATING.- CATTANEO HEATING MODEL AND THERMAL STRESSES.- NON-EQUILIBRIUM HEATING.

Provides practical understanding of laser surface treatment process

Highlights both applications and limitations of laser induced thermal stresses

Provides practical solutions for daily surface treatment problems

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras