Feasibility study of an adjustable-power laser cutting head for TBM applications: Focus on rock fragmentation efficiency and energy consumption

Kui Zhang a b, Shangjun Xiao b, Wangwang Liu b, Dinghua Wang c, Gaofeng Zhang d

a Engineering Research Center of Complex Tracks Processing Technology and Equipment of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105 China

b School of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China

c China Railway Sunward Engineering Equipment Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 511400, China

d School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Changsha University, Changsha 410022, China

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