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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2014-05-01

发表刊物：IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE

收录刊物：SCIE、EI

卷号：42

期号：5

页面范围：1400-1406

ISSN号：0093-3813

关键字：Arc plasma; coupling discharge; energy transfer; keyhole plasma; local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE)

摘要：This paper describes investigations on the coupling discharge process between laser keyhole plasma and arc plasma during laser-arc welding. The characteristics of single arc plasma and hybrid arc plasma in different locations were comparably estimated by spectral diagnosing. Together with the plasma behavior observation, the particle exchanges between laser keyhole plasma and arc plasma were analyzed. During laser-arc welding, the keyhole plasma acts as an excellent connector between arc plasma and workpiece, resulting in a concentration of electron flows. Coupling discharge leads to the difference in the local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) state along the column of the hybrid arc plasma. The keyhole part of the hybrid arc plasma possesses the smallest deviation from absolute LTE state, which benefits the transfer from electric energy to heat during welding.