Title :
Surface treatment and diagnostics
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Liverpool Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The laser beam can heat a surface with relatively shallow heat penetration. The intensity can be varied to cause reactions from gentle heating to explosive boiling. There are industrial opportunities for the use of lasers in surface treatment. This paper describes the range of processes now available and illustrates the possibilities for in-process monitoring.
Keywords :
boiling; computerised monitoring; laser beam welding; laser materials processing; plasma production by laser; surface treatment; diagnostics; explosive boiling; gentle heating; in-process monitoring; industrial opportunities; laser beam surface heating; laser materials processing; shallow heat penetration; surface treatment; Atom lasers; Chemical lasers; Laser ablation; Laser noise; Manufacturing industries; Materials processing; Optical distortion; Shape control; Surface emitting lasers; Surface treatment;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
