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dc.contributor.author | Dimopoulos, A | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chryssinas, G | - |
dc.contributor.author | Mavroforaki, D | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gan, T-H | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chatzakos, P | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-10T06:04:51Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-04-10T06:04:51Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2024-04-03 | - |
dc.identifier | ORCiD: Antonios Dimopoulos https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0207-7805 | - |
dc.identifier | ORCiD: Tat-Hean Gan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5598-8453 | - |
dc.identifier | 1639 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Dimopoulos, A. et al. (2024) 'An Interactive Web-Based Platform for Support Generation and Optimisation for Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion', Materials, 17 (7), 1639, pp. 1 - 14. doi: 10.3390/ma17071639. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/28734 | - |
dc.description | Data Availability Statement: Data are contained within the article and Supplementary Materials: supporting information can be downloaded at https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/ma17071639/s1. Equations for support optimisation module, STL specimen_1, STL specimen_2. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Powder bed fusion—laser beam (PBF-LB), a prevalent and rapidly advancing additive manufacturing (AM) technology nowadays, serves the industry by producing thin, complex, and lightweight components for various sectors, including healthcare, automotive, defence, and aerospace. However, this technology encounters challenges related to the construction of critical parts and the high overall process costs. Equally significant is the role of support structures in metal laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M). The absence of supports can lead to defective and collapsed parts, while the incorrect selection of a support type or the addition of unnecessary supports results in increased material usage and additional post-processing efforts. Therefore, there is a pressing need for advanced software capable of generating appropriate support structures and predicting the thermomechanical behaviour of a part under PBF-LB/M printing conditions. Such software would be beneficial for the industry to avoid printing defects caused by high thermal stresses, minimise material usage, reduce printing time, and ensure high-quality prints. In this study, we introduce a web-based support generation and optimisation platform for PBF-LB/M. Through this platform, among other features, users can import three-dimensional (3D) parts and generate block-type support structures with diamond perforations based on the PySLM library, all within a user-friendly web environment. The first release of the platform (v0.6) is fully interactive and accessible online at no cost. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | This publication was made possible by the sponsorship and support of Lloyd’s Register Foundation. The work was enabled through and undertaken at the National Structural Integrity Research Centre (NSIRC), a postgraduate engineering facility for industry-led research into structural integrity, established and managed by TWI Ltd. through a network of both national and international universities. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 1 - 14 | - |
dc.format.medium | Electronic | - |
dc.language | English | - |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | - |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | - |
dc.subject | additive manufacturing | en_US |
dc.subject | metal support structures | en_US |
dc.subject | metal laser powder bed fusion | en_US |
dc.subject | support generation | en_US |
dc.subject | support optimisation | en_US |
dc.subject | web platform | en_US |
dc.subject | PySLM library | en_US |
dc.subject | python programming | en_US |
dc.title | An Interactive Web-Based Platform for Support Generation and Optimisation for Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071639 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Materials | - |
pubs.issue | 7 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published online | - |
pubs.volume | 17 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1996-1944 | - |
dc.rights.license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en | - |
dc.rights.holder | The authors | - |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Papers |
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