基于光谱诊断的热源间距对激光-脉冲GMAW复合焊等离子体物理特性影响研究

激光电弧复合焊中,热源间距会影响到等离子体物理特性,进而影响到焊接过程的稳定性及焊接质量。 基于Boltzmann作图法和Stark展宽法研究了不同热源间距下的激光-脉冲GMAW复合焊峰值阶段的温度场和电子密度分布,并结合高速摄影手段分析了热源间距对温度和电子密度的影响规律。 光谱诊断结果表明,随着热源间距的增大,激光等离子体的温度和电子密度都没有明显的变化;电弧温度出现下降,电弧电子密度则呈现先增高后降低的趋势。     

延迟双脉冲激光产生大气等离子体的实验研究

利用马赫-曾德尔干涉仪获得了延迟双脉冲激光和三种单脉冲激光产生大气等离子体的时间序列干涉图,得到了等离子体中心区域在不同时刻的电子密度．把延迟双脉冲激光与三种单脉冲激光产生的等离子体电子密度进行比较的结果显示：第二束光作用后的相同时刻,延迟双脉冲激光产生的等离子体电子密度大于三种单脉冲激光产生的等离子体电子密度．对注入相同能量的延迟双脉冲激光与单脉冲激光产生等离子体的电子密度时间变化进行理论分析的结果表明：延迟双脉冲激光的第二束光与等离子体相互作用,使得作用结束时等离子体的电子密度增加得很多,进而造成了第二束光作用后延迟双脉冲激光产生的等离子体电子密度大于单脉冲激光产生的等离子体电子密度．进一步的分析表明,注入能量相同时延迟双脉冲激光有效延长了等离子体的存在时间．     

发射光谱法研究纳秒激光烧蚀硅等离子体特性

利用调Q Nd3+∶YAG激光器三倍频355 nm激光脉冲烧蚀空气环境的硅样品,观测不同脉冲激光能量下产生的等离子体在380～420 nm范围内的时间-空间分辨等离子体发射光谱,观测到在等离子体羽膨胀初期存在N+发射光谱。在局域热力学平衡近似条件下,根据时间-空间分辨等离子体发射光谱计算得到等离子羽体电子温度和电子密度随时间延时存在二次指数衰减变化,等离子体羽体电子温度和电子密度的空间分布近似呈Lorentz分布,发现在确定激光脉冲能量下电子密度空间分布最大值偏离光谱强度最大空间位置并对产生原因进行分析,探讨了等离子体羽参数与激光脉冲能量的关系。     

脉冲CO2激光烧蚀锡靶等离子体的数值研究

使用一维辐射流体力学程序MULTI模拟了脉冲CO2激光烧蚀平面锡靶的过程,研究了脉冲宽度、峰值功率密度、靶材初始密度对锡等离子体电子密度、电子温度的时空分布的影响,并结合统计分析得到最有利于产生13.5 nm 极紫外光的激光脉冲宽度。模拟结果表明,脉冲宽度为100~200 ns的长脉冲激光产生的等离子体有利于实现极紫外输出的最佳条件,通过分析等离子体的电子密度、电子温度的分布对这一结论进行了解释。临界电子密度区域有效吸收了脉冲能量,而低密度的羽辉对激光与极紫外辐射的吸收很少。采用长脉冲激光,使得辐射极紫外等离子体持续时间更长,是提高极紫外辐射效率的有效手段。同时模拟还发现,靶材初始密度对等离子体参数的影响不大。     

多脉冲高能量强激光诱导产生Al等离子体发射光谱分析

 用Nd:YAG脉冲激光器产生的1.064 μm激光,在空气环境下作用于金属Al诱导产生等离子体,获得了不同能量以及多次脉冲烧蚀下的Al等离子体发射光谱,分析了谱线强度与能量变化之间的关系,实验结果表明：随激光能量的增加,谱线的信号强度明显增强;对等离子体光谱进行Lorentz线型拟合,获取了谱线的半高宽,以此来计算电子密度,得到了电子密度及信号强度随多脉冲强激光诱导次数的增加而逐渐下降的演化规律。     

盘型激光焊金属蒸汽特征色调-色饱和度-亮度分析法研究

对于大功率盘型激光焊,金属焊件表面在激光束辐射下强烈汽化并形成等离子体状的金属蒸汽羽状物. 该金属蒸汽羽状物可逆向激光束传输,对激光有明显的屏蔽作用, 降低激光辐射至焊件的能量密度,影响焊接效率和质量. 因此研究金属蒸汽特征变化规律及其与焊接质量之间的关联 ,可实现由金属蒸汽特征实时监测激光焊接状态. 以10 kW大功率盘型连续激光焊接304不锈钢钢板为试验对象, 应用高速摄像机摄取金属蒸汽动态图像,将其转换至色调-色饱和度-亮度空间, 提取金属蒸汽面积、激光束受影响路径长度等相关特征量, 以焊缝熔宽的变化作为衡量焊接状态稳定性的参数. 通过金属蒸汽特征值的均值统计和方差分析,试验证明根据金属蒸汽面积和激光束受影响路径长度等金属蒸汽特征可有效地反映熔宽质量, 从而对焊接状况做出动态评估.     

激光对金属铜微孔加工的热力学过程研究

采用纳秒激光脉冲对铜金属进行了打孔实验,对微孔形貌进行了观察并对其热力学过程进行了相应的分析。研究表明,微孔的形貌是由凹坑和周围隆起组成,坑深随着脉冲能量的增加而增加。热力学分析表明,激光辐照金属打孔需要两个基本条件：一是激光脉冲能量的沉积,使金属材料发生熔化、汽化以及电离等相变,使得材料更容易去除;激光等离子体作为二次热源会更有效把激光脉冲能量耦合到金属表面;二是激光等离子体的冲击波效应,这种效应会把发生相变的材料有效及时排出,从而有效形成微孔。     

保护条件变化的激光焊接等离子体光谱分析

保护气体在激光焊接过程中起重要的作用,保护条件的改变对焊接质量会有显著地影响。研究Nd∶YAG激光焊过程中保护条件的变化对激光等离子体的电子温度和电子密度等特征参数的影响,通过设计分步减小保护气流量的激光焊试验进行规律性研究,通过模拟实际可能发生的保护不良的激光焊试验进行验证性研究。在试验研究过程中,利用光谱仪采集激光焊接过程中产生的光致等离子体的光谱信息,通过相对光强法计算不同保护条件下等离子体的电子温度,通过斯塔克展宽机制计算不同保护条件下等离子体的电子密度。研究结果表明,保护条件的改变对Nd∶YAG激光焊接过程中产生的光致等离子体的电子温度和电子密度有重要影响,随着保护条件的变化,光致等离子体的电子温度和电子密度的平均值会发生变化,其波动幅度也会发生变化。在保护良好的条件下,等离子体的电子温度和电子密度均较小,且波动幅度也较小;在保护不良的条件下,等离子体的电子温度和电子密度都比较大,且波动幅度也比较大,这种变化的特征有助于对激光焊接过程进行质量监控。     

超强激光与等离子体作用中的能量输运

应用多光子非线性Compton散射模型和数值计算方法,研究了Compton散射对超强激光与等离子体作用中能量输运的影响,提出了将Compton散射光和入射超强光作为电子能量输运的新机制,给出了电子热传导新模型和能量输运数值计算结果。结果表明:散射使等离子体中Weibel不稳定性和自生磁场增强效应导致耦合光传输方向的电子密度显著减小,更多激光能量以热流形式分布在横向方向。散射使电子吸收能量的时间缩短和自生磁场线性阶段最大增长率增大效应导致等离子体表面处沿耦合激光横向方向的热流几乎被完全限制,电子在激光传输方向的能量显著增加。     

脉冲CO_2激光烧蚀锡靶等离子体的数值模拟

使用一维辐射流体力学程序MULTI模拟了脉冲CO_2激光烧蚀平面锡靶的过程,研究了脉冲宽度、峰值功率密度、靶材初始密度对锡等离子体电子密度、电子温度的时空分布的影响,并结合统计分析得到最有利于产生13.5nm极紫外光的激光脉冲宽度。模拟结果表明,脉冲宽度为100~200ns的长脉冲激光产生的等离子体有利于实现极紫外输出的最佳条件,通过分析等离子体的电子密度、电子温度的分布对这一结论进行了解释。临界电子密度区域有效吸收了脉冲能量,而低密度的羽辉对激光与极紫外辐射的吸收很少。采用长脉冲激光,使得辐射极紫外等离子体持续时间更长,是提高极紫外辐射效率的有效手段。同时模拟还发现,靶材初始密度对等离子体参数的影响不大。     

A novel “sandwich” method for observation of the keyhole in deep penetration laser welding

A sandwich method was used to observe the keyhole in deep penetration laser welding, which provided an effective way to analyze both the Fresnel and inverse Bremsstrahlung absorption. In the transparent metal-analog system, different densities of metal vapor, ionized atoms, and free electrons in the keyhole can be simulated by changing the thickness of aluminum films. The research results show that inverse Bremsstrahlung absorption exerts a tremendous influence on the energy absorption of the laser beam for CO₂ laser welding. Low density of keyhole plasma benefits the incident laser energy coupling to the materials. However, excess density of keyhole plasma baffles the transmission of the incident laser beam to the interior material. By comparing inflow energy and outflow energy, there exits an energy balance on the keyhole wall by balancing the absorbed laser intensity and heat flux on the wall.     

Spectral diagnostics of a vapor-plasma plume produced during welding with a high-power ytterbium fiber laser

We have conducted spectroscopic studies of the welding plasma formed in the process of welding with an ytterbium fiber laser delivering output power of up to 20 kW. The influence of shielding gases (Ar, He) on different parts of the welding plume is investigated. The absorption coefficient of the laser radiation by the welding-plume plasma is estimated. Scattering of 532-nm probe radiation from particles of the condensed metal vapor within the caustic of a high-power fiber laser beam is measured. Based on the obtained results, conclusions are made on the influence of the plasma formation and metal vapor condensation on the radiation of the high-power fiber laser and the stability of the welding process.     

激光—双丝复合焊接电弧等离子体温度计算及耦合机理分析

采用光纤式光谱仪,对激光—双丝脉冲MIG复合焊接电弧等离子体辐射规律进行探讨,结合焊接过程中的高速摄像图片探讨激光与电弧的耦合机理,并运用Boltzmann图法计算出电弧等离子体的电子温度。结果表明,加入激光后,电弧的亮度提高,辐射增强,电弧偏向激光作用位置,同时电弧收紧,电弧截面减小,电弧稳定性增强;激光功率、焊接电流和焊丝间距对电弧等离子体温度有比较大的影响,随着激光功率的增加、焊接电流增大和焊丝间距的减小,电弧等离子体电子温度升高。     

Characteristics of zinc behavior during laser welding of zinc “sandwich” sample

To address the problem of the zinc being easily gasified in laser welding of galvanized steel, laser welding of a zinc “sandwich” sample was performed to experimentally investigate the behavior and characteristics of the zinc inside and outside the keyhole, including the observation of the keyhole, the zinc vapor and zinc plasma, and the calculation of the electron temperature of the zinc plasma. Based on the principle of imaging amplification, the detected multi-points can be located precisely in order to study the distribution of the electron temperature of the zinc plasma. The results show that the zinc behavior played an important role in the formation of the weld-joint and the zinc plasma altered the energy distribution at the top of the keyhole whose diameter has been enlarged in the welding process. For both continuous-wave laser and pulsed laser welding of zinc “sandwich” sample, the average electron temperature of the zinc keyhole plasma was higher than that of the zinc plasma plume outside the keyhole. In the welding process, the continuous wave laser with higher input energy results in higher position of the zinc plasma with higher electron temperature above the sample surface. More zinc vapor resulted in a higher average electron temperature of the plasma.     

Specific features of the welding of metals by radiation of high-power fiber laser

The properties of the plasma that results from the laser welding of metals at various powers of the 10-kW ytterbium-doped fiber laser are experimentally studied. A projection system with an image intensifier based on a copper-vapor laser is employed for the direct observation of metal surface in the course of the laser welding in the presence of the high-intensity background illumination. A method for the shadow photographing is proposed for the analysis of the presence of metal vapor in plasma, since such vapor can lead to the reflection of the laser radiation in the course of welding.     

Analysis of plasma characteristics and conductive mechanism of laser assisted pulsed arc welding

This study aims to investigate the arc plasma shape and the spectral characteristics during the laser assisted pulsed arc welding process. The arc plasma shape was synchronously observed using a high speed camera, and the emission spectrum of plasma was obtained by spectrometer. The well-known Boltzmann plot method and Stark broadening were used to calculate the electron temperature and density respectively. The conductive mechanism of arc ignition in laser assisted arc hybrid welding was investigated, and it was found that the plasma current moved to the arc anode under the action of electric field. Thus, a significant parabolic channel was formed between the keyhole and the wire tip. This channel became the main method of energy transformation between the arc and the molten pool. The calculation results of plasma resistivity show that the laser plasma has low resistivity as the starting point of conductive channel formation. When the laser pulse duration increases, the intensity of the plasma radiation spectrum and the plasma electron density will increase, and the electron temperature will decrease.     

双丝脉冲MIG焊接电弧光谱诊断及热源耦合机理分析

搭建了双丝脉冲MIG焊接试验系统,为了分析研究双丝脉冲MIG焊接的热源耦合机理以及电弧温度场,采用光谱技术对其电弧进行了诊断分析,采用中空探针法进行等离子体的辐射采集,得到电弧等离子体的光信号,利用Boltzmann图法计算了双丝脉冲MIG焊接电弧等离子体的电子温度,得出了电弧等离子体的电子温度分布规律,并结合电信号采集和高速摄像技术对电弧进行了综合分析。研究创新之处在于结合了电弧的高速摄像图片信息和电弧等离子体的光信号对双电弧耦合机理进行分析,对电弧温度场进行了较为直观的分析研究。试验结果表明,在本试验条件下焊接过程实现了推挽式输出,实现了一脉一滴的过渡方式;两个电弧在焊接过程中在磁场的作用下相互吸引,向中心发生了偏移,在双电弧的几何中心形成了新的热源中心,并且电弧发生上飘现象;双电弧电子温度整体呈倒V型分布,在双电弧几何中心位置,距工件表面3 mm的位置电弧电子温度最高,为16 887.66 K,比最低温度11 963.63 K高大约4 900 K。     

激光感生等离子体特性的三维数值模拟

在激光焊接过程中,作用于金属工件表面的高强度激光会引起材料的强烈蒸发,金属蒸汽与入射激光相互怍用,又会引起金属蒸汽部分电离,形成激光感生等离子体。本文采用三维模拟方法,考虑保护气和侧吹气的影响,对激光感生等离子体中的温度与速度分布进行了研究。