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Title: Heat Transfer And Vapor Dynamics Induced By Nanosecond Laser Ablation Of Titanium Target

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2999924· OSTI ID:21251388
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  1. CDTA, Laser Material Processing Group, Po. Box 17, Baba-Hassen, 16303, Algiers (Algeria)
  2. USTHB, Faculty of Chemistry, Po. Box 32 Bab-Ezzouar, 16123, Algiers (Algeria)

A numerical modelling describing a pulsed nanosecond laser interaction with a titanium target is presented, resulting in the study of the plume expansion in vacuum or in background gas, using the species transport model available in Fluent computational fluid dynamics code. The heat transfers in the solid target and the molten material are modeled using an enthalpy formulation for the solid-liquid phase changing. The effect of laser fluences is investigated, and results are presented as a function of time. Moreover, the plasma or the vapour dynamics is calculated by solving a set of Navier-Stokes equations. The plasma absorption by inverse Bremsstrahlung, the ionization states and the density profiles of the Titanium ions and electrons in the plume are interactively included in the Fluent calculation process by the mean of User Defined Functions (UDFs) used in order to take into account the specificity of our problem. The ionization is computed by solving the Saha-Eggert equation assuming local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) conditions.

OSTI ID:
21251388
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1047, Issue 1; Conference: LAPAMS'08: 1. international conference on laser plasma applications in materials science, Algiers (Algeria), 23-26 Jun 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2999924; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English