Plasma arc cutting technology: simulation and experiments

Modeling the Plasma Arc Cutting Process Using Ann

This paper deals with modeling of plasma cutting process using artificial neural network (ANN). The objective was to develop an ANN model in order to predict the ten-point height of irregularities (Rz) in terms of three input parameters, cutting current, plate thickness and cutting speed. To this aim, a feed-forward backpropagation ANN was developed and trained using the experimental data. Afte...

Simulation Results of Arc Behavior in Different Plasma Spray Torches

Three-dimensional, transient simulations of the plasma flow inside different plasma spray torches have been performed using a local thermodynamic equilibrium model solved by a multiscale finite element method. The model describes the dynamics of the arc without any further assumption on the reattachment process except for the use of an artificially high electrical conductivity near the electrod...

Enabling Cutting-Edge Semiconductor Simulation through Grid Technology

The progressive scaling of complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistors drives the success of the global semiconductor industry. Detailed knowledge of transistor behaviour is necessary to overcome the many fundamental challenges faced by chip and systems designers. Grid technology has enabled the unavoidable statistical variations introduced by scaling to be examined in unpreceden...

Ultrasound and Textile Technology – Cellular Automata Simulation and Experiments

A summary of usage of ultrasound in traditional textile technologies and a present literature review about new possibilities of usage of ultrasound in textile branch are the first part of this contribution. Second part is focused on a possibility of computer simulation of high frequency wave propagation by means of cellular automata method. An own program for longitudinal harmonic wave simulati...

Numerical Modelling of a Cutting Arc Torch