High deposition rate powder-and wire-based laser directed energy deposition of metallic materials: A review

Z Li, S Sui, X Ma, H Tan, C Zhong, G Bi, AT Clare… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
High deposition rate laser directed energy deposition (HDR-DED) technology, including
powder-and wire-based laser directed energy deposition, has emerged recently to fulfil the …

Understanding powder degradation in metal additive manufacturing to allow the upcycling of recycled powders

D Powell, AEW Rennie, L Geekie, N Burns - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
To ensure the financial viability of powder-based additive manufacturing technologies, the
recycling of powders is common practice. This paper shows the lifecycle of metal powder in …

The influence of nozzle geometry on powder flow behaviors in directed energy deposition additive manufacturing

X Gao, XX Yao, FY Niu, Z Zhang - Advanced Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
To show the relationship between the nozzles and the powder flows, computational fluid
dynamics and discrete element methods were used to simulate the interactions between the …

Nozzle designs in powder-based direct laser deposition: a review

A Guner, P Bidare, A Jiménez, S Dimov… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Laser-based Direct Energy Deposition (L-DED) is one of the most commonly
employed metal additive manufacturing technologies. In L-DED, a laser beam is employed …

Experimental and numerical analysis of gas/powder flow for different LMD nozzles

E Ferreira, M Dal, C Colin, G Marion, C Gorny… - Metals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Laser Metal Deposition (LMD) process is an additive manufacturing method, which
generates 3D structures through the interaction of a laser beam and a gas/powder stream …

Thin wall deposition of IN625 using directed energy deposition

MJ Kim, C Saldana - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2020 - Elsevier
Laser powder-blown directed energy deposition (DED) is widely used for small feature
deposition ability and geometrical accuracy. The effects of process parameters, control, and …

Maximizing Energy Efficiency in Additive Manufacturing: A Review and Framework for Future Research

G May, F Psarommatis - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Additive manufacturing (AM) offers unique capabilities in terms of design freedom and
customization, contributing to sustainable manufacturing. However, energy efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-faceted monitoring of powder flow rate variability in directed energy deposition

FSHB Freeman, B Thomas, L Chechik, I Todd - Additive Manufacturing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Powder flow rate is a key parameter in Directed Energy Deposition (DED) processes. During
a typical build, if powder flow rate is reduced for just 1 second, 30 mm of melt track is …

[HTML][HTML] Surface texture characterization for thin-wall NASA HR-1 Fe–Ni–Cr alloy using laser powder directed energy deposition (LP-DED)

PR Gradl, A Cervone, E Gill - Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Additive Manufacturing (AM) offers new design and manufacturing opportunities of thin-wall
microchannel heat exchangers for aerospace and industrial applications. Laser Powder …

The relevance of wall roughness modeling for simulation of powder flows in laser metal deposition nozzles

A Haghshenas, A Bohlen, D Tyralla, R Groll - The International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Point-particle large-eddy simulations and high-speed imaging are used to investigate effects
of wall roughness and particle size on characteristics of a powder flow issuing from a …