Laser Pulse Heating of Surfaces and Thermal Stress Analysis (Materials Forming, Machining and Tribology)

This Book Introduces Laser Pulse Heating And Thermal Stress Analysis In Materials Surface. Analytical Temperature Treatments And Stress Developed In The Surface Region Are Also Explored. The Book Will Help The Reader Analyze The Laser Induced Stress In The Irradiated Region And Presents Solutions For The Stress Field. Detailed Thermal Stress Analysis In Different Laser Pulse Heating Situations And Different Boundary Conditions Are Also Presented. Written For Surface Engineers.-- "This book introduces laser pulse heating and thermal stress analysis in materials surface. Analytical temperature treatments and stress developed in the surface region are also explored. The book will help the reader analyze the laser induced stress in the irradiated region and presents solutions for the stress field. Detailed thermal stress analysis in different laser pulse heating situations and different boundary conditions are also presented." -- Font no determinada Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-3 Equilibrium Laser Pulse Heating and Thermal Stress Analysis....Pages 5-84 Analytical Solution of Cattaneo and Thermal Stress Equations....Pages 85-119 Analytical Treatment of Hyperbolic Equations for Stress Analysis....Pages 121-165 Concluding Remarks....Pages 167-175 Back Matter....Pages 177-180 Provides practical understanding of the laser surface treatment process, highlights both applications and limitations of laser induced thermal stresses, and provides practical solutions for daily surface treatment problems