Analysis of the Powder Flow Characteristics for the Direct Laser Deposition Process
Abstract
Direct laser deposition process is one of the advanced technologies in the current industrial and research scenario. In this process, metal and/or alloy powder is directly fed into the melt pool created by the laser to form the solid parts. The powder flow characteristics play an important role in the laser aided deposition. The melting of the powder depends mostly on the laser beam spot size and the powder flow from the nozzle. The intention of this contribution is to study this basic parameter of the powder flow in detail with respect to the coaxial deposition nozzle. Different nozzle dimensions are used to analyze the different flow patterns of the gravity fed powder in a cold stream. Rapid prototyping technique is used to make this analysis cost and time efficient. This analysis lays down the benchmark for the coaxial nozzle design used for the laser aided deposition process in a productive manner
Recommended Citation
Y. D. Thakar et al., "Analysis of the Powder Flow Characteristics for the Direct Laser Deposition Process," Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics 2004, Laser Institute of America, Jan 2005.
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Sponsor(s)
National Science Foundation (U.S.)
United States. Air Force
United States. Army
Keywords and Phrases
Alloy Powder; Metal Powder
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2005 Laser Institute of America, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2005