Modelling and measuring the thermal behaviour of the molten pool in closed-loop controlled laser-based additive manufacturing

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 217, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 441-452

  Hu, D ^a   Kovacevic, R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element modelling; Laser deposition; Solid freeform fabrication

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LASER APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COOLING RATE; LASER BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; MOLTEN POOL CONSTANT; RESIDUAL STRESS ANALYSIS;

DEPOSITION;

EID: 0038060477     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440503321628125     Document Type: Article

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