CFD Analysis of a Conduction Cooling System Applied to Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing

CFD Analysis of a Conduction Cooling System Applied to Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article CFD Analysis of a Conduction Cooling System Applied to Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Fagner Coelho, Igor Palhares Aquino, Ariel Rodriguez Arias, Luciano Juliani, and 1 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4395213/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) is an emerging technology that makes it possible to manufacture parts economically and efficiently, especially for complex geometries. The manufacture of parts using the WAAM process is characterized by the use of thermal sources that apply heat fluxes during the deposition of layers. However, managing the heat generated during the deposition process is fundamental to guaranteeing part quality and avoiding defects. Controlling the thermal input tends to be favorable in terms of the mechanical properties of the manufactured component. A conduction cooling system is presented here, and an investigative study into the heat exchange performance of this solution was carried out under a number of boundary conditions, such as flow rate and coolant temperature. Conduction cooling systems are a promising solution for regulating temperatures in WAAM processes. This study performs a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of a conduction cooling system in mitigating thermal problems in WAAM. The use of the cooling base reduces the average temperature between the deposited layers, so that it is possible to increase the pass deposition rate and also productivity, as well as minimizing the overflow effect. To this end, a Computer Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation was developed, showing the efficiency of the process. Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Cooling Base Computational Fluid Dynamics Gas Metal Arc Welding. Full Text Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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