Multiphysical simulation approach for specifying material properties of additively manufactured laser heat sinks

Potentials and challenges

authored by
Julian Röttger, Tobias Grabe, Tobias Biermann, Arved Ziebehl, Peer-Phillip Ley, Alexander Gordon Wolf, Roland Johann Lachmayer
Abstract

Additive manufacturing of laser heat sinks enables the optimization of cooling channel geometries and the integration of various functions within a single component. Lightweight and cost-effective designs can be realized using the fused filament fabrication process. Due to this manufacturing process, only a limited selection of materials is available. An appropriate choice of filament is crucial, since the material properties have a direct influence on the resulting thermal and mechanical stress in the laser crystal. A multiphysical simulation model in combination with a parametric material model is set up to investigate the influence of the properties of the heat sink on the resulting thermal loads in the crystal.

Organisation(s)
Institute of Motion Engineering and Mechanism Design
PhoenixD: Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines
External Organisation(s)
GROTESK – Additive Manufacturing of Optical, Thermal and Structural Components
Type
Conference contribution
Publication date
17.11.2021
Publication status
Published
Electronic version(s)
https://doi.org/10.15488/11521 (Access: Open)