Traditional welding methods are limited in low heat input to workpiece and high welding wire melting rate. Twin-wire indirect arc(TWIA) welding is a new welding method characterized by high melting rate and low heat input. This method uses two wires: one connected to the negative electrode and another to the positive electrode of a direct-current(DC) power source. The workpiece is an independent, non-connected unit. A three dimensional finite element model of TWIA is devised. Electric and magnetic fields are calculated and their influence upon TWIA behavior and the welding process is discussed. The results show that with a 100 A welding current, the maximum temperature reached is 17 758 K, arc voltage is 14.646 V while maximum current density was 61 A/mm2 with a maximum Lorene force of 84.5 uN. The above mentioned arc parameters near the cathode and anode regions are far higher than those in the arc column region. The Lorene force is the key reason for plasma velocity direction deviated and charged particles flowed in the channel formed by the cathode, anode and upper part of arc column regions. This led to most of the energy being supplied to the polar and upper part of arc column regions. The interaction between electric and magnetic fields is a major determinant in shaping TWIA as well as heat input on the workpiece. This is a first study of electromagnetic characteristics and their influences in the TWIA welding process, and it is significant in both a theoretical and practical sense.
间接电弧焊接是一种新型的焊接方法,具有高效、节能、焊接应力和变形小的优点。为了研究间接电弧的电弧参数的分布特点以及这种焊接方法热输入低的根本原因,利用有限元分析软件,建立双钨极间接电弧的三维有限元数学模型,计算得到双钨极间接电弧的温度、等离子体流速、电弧压力以及热流密度分布等特征参数;通过高速摄像拍摄到的电弧形态照片与计算得到的温度云图对比验证模拟结果的可信性。结果表明双钨极间接电弧面对称且向阳极方向偏转,呈上宽下窄的倒钟罩形态,阳极一侧的各项特征参数大于阴极一侧;与惰性气体钨极保护(Tungsten inert gas arc,TIG)焊接和等离子弧焊接相比,双钨极间接电弧被焊接工件不接电极,主要靠热流密度、等离子体流速、电弧压力等参数都比较低的弧柱区端部加热,造成工件焊接热输入低、熔深浅。
