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ansys / pyadditive

Pythonic interface client to Ansys additive simulation service
https://additive.docs.pyansys.com
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Shaped Laser Source #274

Closed maxcarrat90 closed 4 months ago

maxcarrat90 commented 9 months ago

📝 Description of the feature

To simulate a multimode laser beam, classical Gaussian heat source cannot be used. In fact, multimode laser sources use higher powers distributed on larger heat affected areas, requiring a non-gaussian heat source model to be correctly simulated. Such a kind of energy input seems to be a very promising approach in PBF-LB/M to process infill regions and large components; however, thorough numerical studies are required to understand the complex relationships occurring between multimode laser parameters, material microstructure, and component properties.

💡 Steps for implementing the feature

Introduce a function to add user-defined laser heat source models.

🔗 Useful links and references

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pkrull-ansys commented 4 months ago

Unfortunately, this is a solver related issue that is beyond the scope of this library at this time. The solver does not have the capability to incorporate a user laser model and such a feature is not currently planned.