Abstract
Processes of welding wire heating and melting, electrode metal drop formation and transfer in consumable electrode welding largely determine welding efficiency and quality. In its turn, the nature of metal melting and transfer with this welding process is determined by a large number of such physical phenomena as heat and mass transfer, gas(hydro)dynamics, electromagnetic processes, running in arc plasma, on the surface and in the volume of molten electrode metal-drop. This paper gives a review of currently available methods of theoretical investigation and mathematical modelling of the above processes, allowing prediction of such characteristics of electrode metal transfer as drop volume and shape, their thermal and gas-dynamic state, detachment frequency, etc. Advantages and disadvantages of the considered models are analyzed and main directions of their further development are outlined. 37 Ref., 11 Figures.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
