Zhang Zhao

Professor   Supervisor of Doctorate Candidates   Supervisor of Master's Candidates

Academic Titles:Professor in Process Mechanics

Gender:Male

Alma Mater:Dalian University of Technology

Degree:Doctoral Degree

School/Department:Department of Engineering Mechanics, Dalian University of Technology

Discipline:mechanics of manufacturing process. Engineering Mechanics. Computational Mechanics

Business Address:Room 619,Integrated Laboratory building (1#)

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Paper Publications

Modeling of material flow in friction stir welding process

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Date:2019-10-15

Indexed by:Journal Article

Date of Publication:2007-01-01

Journal:China Welding

Included Journals:Scopus、CSCD、EI

Volume:16

Issue:3

Page Number:63-70

ISSN:1004-5341

Abstract:This paper presents a 3D numerical model to study the material flow in the friction stir welding process. Results indicate that the material in front of the pin moves upwards due to the extrusion of the pin, and then the upward material rotates with the pin. Behind the rotating tool, the material starts to move downwards and to deposit in the wake. This process is the real cause to make friction stir welding process continuing successfully. The tangent movement of the material takes the main contribution to the flow of the material in friction stir welding process. There exists a swirl on the advancing side and with the increase of the translational velocity the inverse flow of the material on the advancing side becomes faster. The shoulder can increase the velocity of material flow in both radial direction and tangent direction near the top surface. The variations of process parameters do have an effect on the velocity field near the pin, especially in the region in which the material flow is faster.

Personal Profile

Zhang Zhao, Ph.D., Professor in Process Mechanics.

Editorial member in Coatings (IF:2.881) from 2020 to 2022.

Editorial member in Crystals (IF:2.589) from 2020 to 2022.

Younth editorial member in Journal of Central South University(IF:1.716) from 2020 to 2022.

Professor Zhang has published more than 60 SCI publications with over 1100 citations. He served as reviewers for more than 30 international journals. His main pulications can be found:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7181-8617

https://publons.com/researcher/1987190/zhao-zhang/

The scientific research focuses on experimental and numerical works on friction stir welding/processing/additive manufacturing, numerical modelling and simulation of additive manufacuring, topological design of phononic crystals, locomotive and high speed train design.