Modeling of Temperature Dependent Surface Tension Forces Validation of a Temperature Dependent Surface Tension Framework with Application to Powder Bed Melt Pool Dynamics

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dc.contributor.authorNilsson, Victor
dc.contributor.departmentChalmers tekniska högskola / Institutionen för mekanik och maritima vetenskapersv
dc.contributor.departmentChalmers University of Technology / Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciencesen
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-05T11:52:53Z
dc.date.available2019-07-05T11:52:53Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractOne of the challenges with CFD simulations of metal AM is to properly model the temperature dependent surface tension force driving the melt pool flow. High density ratio multiphase flows, as between the gas and the liquid metal in melt pool flow, are considered difficult to model due to the generation of spurious currents at the interface. At Fraunhofer Chalmers Center (FCC) a state-of-the-art CFD solver, IBOFlow is developed. In this project the existing surface tension framework in IBOFlow is improved and extended. A temperature dependent surface tension model together with a thermo-capillary force is proposed. The new surface tension framework is assessed and validated so that the melt pool dynamics of metal AM is accurately modeled. Different curvature estimation techniques and a technique for calculating the interface normal direction are thoroughly tested and evaluated in order to reduce the influence of spurious currents on the results. The numerically calculated curvature and pressure is evaluated and validated against analytical results for a case involving a static droplet in equilibrium. Further more a temperature dependent surface tension model is also proposed and validated together with a thermo-capillary surface tension force. The benchmark case to evaluate the temperature dependent surface tension and the thermo-capillary surface tension force include a comparison with thermo-capillary cavity flow. The result of the static droplet case show a substantial improvement when calculating the interface curvature and pressure difference across the interface, with results in line with exact analytical calculations. Furthermore, these improvements also substantially reduce the spurious currents around the interface. The temperature dependent surface tension model and the thermo-capillary surface tension force are validated against an analytical solution and compared to other numerical results of the thermo-capillary cavity flow. The results show perfect agreement with analytical values and outperform other numerical studies on the subject. The improved and extended surface tension framework is then used to demonstrate simulate a single line melt of a selective laser melting process on a powder bed.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/256854
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofseriesKandidatarbete - Institutionen för mekanik och maritima vetenskaper : 2019:01
dc.setspec.uppsokTechnology
dc.subjectStrömningsmekanik och akustik
dc.subjectHållbar utveckling
dc.subjectMaterialvetenskap
dc.subjectFluid Mechanics and Acoustics
dc.subjectSustainable Development
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleModeling of Temperature Dependent Surface Tension Forces Validation of a Temperature Dependent Surface Tension Framework with Application to Powder Bed Melt Pool Dynamics
dc.type.degreeExamensarbete för masterexamensv
dc.type.degreeMaster Thesisen
dc.type.uppsokH
local.programmeApplied mechanics (MPAME), MSc
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