Numerical analysis of the gas-assisted laser cutting flow from various supersonic nozzles

Darwish, Mohamed; Orazi, Leonardo; Reggiani, Barbara

doi:10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.04.037

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“…The gas shape formed at the nozzle outlet affects the cutting thickness and surface roughness. Therefore, the appropriate design of a nozzle is important for improving the cutting quality [12][13][14][15]. Since the gas flow depends on the nozzle diameter and distance between the nozzle and the cutting target, it becomes a variable in the cutting process [16,17].…”

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Analysis of Laser Cutting Process for Different Diagonal Material Shapes

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In this study, the laser cutting characteristics were analyzed according to the shape of the back side of the specimen, and the laser cutting characteristics were compared according to the thickness of the edge (10 mm, 20 mm, and 30 mm). A Yb-YAG laser was used in this study, and the cutting target was STS304 with a thickness of 50 mm, and the cutting process was analyzed using a high-speed camera. In the experiment, it was found through image analysis that the cutting performance was excellent at 30 mm thickness of the edge. In order to analyze this reason, a thermal conduction analysis (numerical simulation) was performed, and it was confirmed that the thicker thickness of the edge caused a preheating effect during laser cutting due to a large amount of heat accumulation. This effect can be used as a reference for the initial processing state while cutting thick metals as it is a characteristic that has not been revealed before.

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