TY - BOOK AU - Nielsen,C.V. AU - Zhang,W. AU - Alves,L.M. AU - Bay,N. AU - Martins,P.A.F. ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Modeling of Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Processes: Applications in Metal Forming and Resistance Welding T2 - SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology, SN - 9781447146438 AV - TJ241 U1 - 670 23 PY - 2013/// CY - London PB - Springer London, Imprint: Springer KW - Engineering KW - Thermodynamics KW - Heat engineering KW - Heat transfer KW - Mass transfer KW - Continuum mechanics KW - Manufacturing industries KW - Machines KW - Tools KW - Manufacturing, Machines, Tools KW - Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer KW - Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials N1 - 1.Introduction -- 2.Finite Element Formulations -- 3.Coupled Finite Element Flow Formulation -- 4.Contact Modeling -- 5.Meshing and Remeshing -- 6.Parallelization of Equation Solvers -- 7.Material, Friction and Contact Characterization -- 8.Applications -- App A N2 - Modeling of Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Processes with Applications in Metal Forming and Resistance Welding provides readers with a basic understanding of the fundamental ingredients in plasticity, heat transfer and electricity that are necessary to develop and proper utilize computer programs based on the finite element flow formulation.   Computer implementation of a wide range of theoretical and numerical subjects related to mesh generation, contact algorithms, elasticity, anisotropic constitutive equations, solution procedures and parallelization of equation solvers is comprehensively described.   Illustrated and enriched with selected examples obtained from industrial applications, Modeling of Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Processes with Applications in Metal Forming and Resistance Welding works to diminish the gap between the developers of finite element computer programs and the professional engineers with expertise in industrial joining technologies by metal forming and resistance welding UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4643-8 ER -