About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Additive Manufacturing Modeling, Simulation and Artificial Intelligence
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| Presentation Title |
Simulating CMT Additive Manufacturing with CFD for Process Parameter Optimization |
| Author(s) |
Farah Kandalaft, Ozan Ozdemir |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Farah Kandalaft |
| Abstract Scope |
Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) enables efficient, large-scale part production. However, optimizing process parameters like gas flow rate, weld speed, and wire feed rate is essential to minimize defects like porosity and humping, which impact part quality and mechanical properties. To address these challenges and ease the optimization of these complex physical phenomena, this research focuses on the development of a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model to simulate the Cold Metal Transfer (CMT)-WAAM process. CFD can capture critical physical phenomena including weld pool behavior, shielding gas flow dynamics, and plasma arc formation by incorporating data from other simulations and/or experiments. This approach is expected to uncover the mechanisms behind defect formation and conduct parametric studies to optimize process variables. The validation efforts conducted against experimental data is targeted to strengthen the model’s predictive capabilities to make it a powerful tool for optimizing CMT-WAAM processes and guiding future process development. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Additive Manufacturing, Modeling and Simulation, |