PHYSICS

Laser thermosplitting of the glass tubes

S. V. Shalupaev, Yu. V. Nikitjuk

F. Skorina Gomel State University, Gomel

Abstract: Modelling of the process of laser thermosplitting of glass products of the tubular form is executed. Calculations of thermoelastic fields for one-beam and two-beam variants of realisation of technology of laser thermosplitting have been performed. It is shown, that for practical use the application of a two-beam way laser cutting of fragile glass tubes is expedient.

Keywords: laser cutting, dual-laser-beam method, glass.

UDC: 535.42+537.86.22

Received: 09.08.2010