A study of parameters affecting the continuous CO2laser cuts
- 1 July 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers
- Vol. 10 (5) , 543-547
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02533839.1987.9677008
Abstract
This work attempts to discover, by experimentation, some of the parameters governing cutting efficiency in perspex of a continuous CO2 laser. The experimentation took the form of taking cuts in specimen pieces with the laser. While varying the parameters of speed of cut and position of the focal plane of the laser beam relative to the surface of the perspex, all other parameters were kept constant. These experiments produced conclusive ideas of the optimum position of the focal plane and the best speeds for cutting perspex at the same time producing the best cut quality obtainable. When the theoretically predicted minimum cut width is compared with the experimentally obtained results, the agreement is found to be almost exact.Keywords
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