We present a global self-consistent model ofthe laser cutting process where we have taken into account the main parameters ofthe process that are the laser beam intensity distribution, the thermal phenomena controlling the melt parameters, the fluid, both cutting gas and melt hydrodynamics, and the local equilibrium ofthe geometry ofthe cutting front. This steady state approach provides us the different fluid velocities, surface temperature, molten layer thickness along the front profile, and as a matter of fact available cutting thickness for a set of given input operating parameters. In a second step, data provide by these simulations are compared with experiments and a good correlation is observed.
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