The use of time-frequency entropy to quantitatively assess the stability of alternating current square wave submerged arc welding process considering the distribution features of arc energy is reported in this paper. Time-frequency entropy is employed to calculate and analyze the current signals under different duty cycle, frequency and welding speed in the submerged arc welding process. It is ...

Most previous welding simulations are based on a flat weld pool surface and become unmeaningful when the surface deformation is significant. In recent years, some researchers have developed numerical models capable of simulating free surface motion in welding processes, but they focus on the discussions of physical equations, boundary conditions, and solutions, rather than the numerical algorit...

An approach for modelling thermo-mechanical responses in a 3D arc welding process is developed using the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method. It is demonstrated for a simple arc welding configuration by using full three-dimensional elastoplastic analysis. The flow pattern of the filler material and the resulting plastic strain distribution are analysed. The effect of welding speed on t...

The objective of this study was to characterize personal exposures to welding-related metals and gases for production welders and non-welders in a large manufacturing facility. Welding fume metals and irritant gases nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3) were sampled for thirty-eight workers. Personal exposure air samples for welding fume metals were collected on 37 mm open face cassettes and ni...

We investigated relationships between occupational exposure to gas and arc welding fumes and the risk of lung cancer among workers exposed to these agents throughout the spectrum of industries. Two population-based case-control studies were conducted in Montreal. Study I (1979-1986) included 857 cases and 1066 controls, and Study II (1996-2001) comprised 736 cases and 894 controls. Detailed job...

Due to the rapid growth of non-linear loads, such as power electronic control equipments and Electric arc furnace (EAF) power quality problems such as harmonics and voltage flicker are introduced in the power system. It occurs because of the time-varying and nonlinear behaviour of the Load. Arc furnaces are used in industries for induction heating and welding. Hence an Electric arc furnace mode...

An adaptive control based on fuzzy logic has been implemented for Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW). This adaptive controller eliminates the problems frequently experienced with traditional Automatic Voltage Control (AVC) systems, which do not adequately perform for all operational conditions because of the non-linear relationship between the arc voltage, current and arc length. This paper examin...

In the present study, the fumes generated from manual metal arc (MMA) and submerged metal arc (SMA) welding of low temperature service steel, and the chromium and nickel percentages in these fumes, were measured at various horizontal distances and vertical heights from the arc in order to obtain a three dimensional distribution. The MMA welding fume concentrations were significantly higher than...