Laser heating and mirror distortion
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Authors
Fuhs, Susan E.
Fuhs, Allen E.
Subjects
Radiant heating
lasers
mirror distortion
lasers
mirror distortion
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Date of Issue
1975-09-30
Date
9/30/1975
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
This report presents the use of computer drawn graphs to facilitate solution of temperature profiles as a function of time. The solution of the one-dimensional unsteady heat-transfer equation for constant heat input due to laser radiation on one side of the sheet and insulation on the other was used to draw the graphs. Graphs have been drawn for three ranges of Fourier numbers: 0 to 1.0, 0 to 0.1, and 0 to 0.01. Sample problems are worked for three cases: temperature profiles within the metal plate as a function of time, time required to melt the front surface, and mirror distortion due to thermal expansion
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Technical Report
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NPS-59Fu75091
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.