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Journal of Mechanical Engineering ›› 2023, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (19): 389-410.doi: 10.3901/JME.2023.19.389

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Research Progress of Flow Field Analysis and In-situ Monitoring for Large-scale Laser Powder Bed Fusion

YANG Yongqiang, JIANG Renwu, LIU Zixin, ZHOU Hanxiang, LI Yang, WANG Di   

  1. School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641
  • Received:2023-04-03 Revised:2023-07-05 Online:2023-10-05 Published:2023-12-11

Abstract: Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) technology with multi-laser beam splicing has the characteristics of high forming efficiency and large forming size, which can meet the manufacturing requirements of large complex and precise key components in aerospace, nuclear power and other fields, and has become the inevitable trend of LPBF technology development. However, how to ensure the stability, process reproducibility and quality reliability of large-scale LPBF forming process is the key challenge of this technology. In recent years, obtaining uniform and consistent airflow through analysis and optimization of the gas flow field is an effective way to achieve stable and high quality forming of large-scale LPBF for a long time. At the same time, the introduction of in-situ monitoring technology can realize real-time monitoring, feedback and adjustment of the molding process, which is a key technical means to grasp the process regulation rules and solve the process instability. Thus, the research progress in flow field analysis and in-situ monitoring of large-scale LPBF is reviewed: In the analysis of flow field, the influence of flow field on spattering and forming performance is systematically analyzed from three aspects: flow channel structure optimization design, flow field parameters and multi-physical field coupling simulation. In the aspect of in-situ monitoring of forming process, the current research status of in-situ monitoring, data processing and analysis, and process control methods of LPBF process is systematically discussed. Finally, the existing problems and development trend of large-scale LPBF flow field analysis and in-situ monitoring are discussed. A phased summary of the research progress of large-scale LPBF is conducted based on the two key directions of flow field analysis and in-situ monitoring, aiming to provide important references for promoting the development of large-scale LPBF technology.

Key words: multi-laser, large-scale, laser powder bed fusion, flow field analysis, in-situ monitoring

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