Patent attributes
A computational method for controlling a powder particle uptake by a shielding gas in a laser additive manufacturing system. The computational method includes receiving a gas fluid domain, a powder bed domain, and an inlet shielding gas flow velocity of the laser additive manufacturing system. The method further includes determining a maximum gas flow velocity within the gas fluid domain based on the inlet shielding gas flow velocity and the gas fluid domain. The method also includes determining a threshold uptake flow velocity within the gas fluid domain based on the inlet shielding gas flow velocity and the powder bed domain. The method also includes controlling the powder particle uptake of the shielding gas in the laser additive manufacturing system in response to the maximum gas flow velocity and the threshold uptake flow velocity.
