FE Model of Wire-Additive Manufacturing Processes

This course covers the comprehensive understanding of additive manufacturing, with a special focus on wire additive manufacturing processes. It explores various types of additive manufacturing technologies such as stereolithography, powder bed fusion, material jetting, binder jetting, and directed energy deposition. For instance, learners will understand how wire additive manufacturing is ideal for fabricating large structures, despite its limitation of not providing a smooth surface finish. The course also emphasizes the importance of controlling various parameters in additive manufacturing, such as the laser's focus diameter, scanning speed, powder particle size, and solidification time. Furthermore, it discusses common defects, process planning, and path planning strategies in additive manufacturing. Lastly, it delves into the finite element modeling of the wire additive manufacturing process, including heat transfer problem-solving, fluid flow problem-solving, and stress analysis.