Powder Settling Simulation | FLOW-3D AM @flow3d

Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

This powder settling simulation in FLOW-3D AM provides insight into the effects of powder size distribution and material properties on powder packing. The results of a powder settling simulation such as this one would then be used in subsequent powder spreading simulations. Learn more about how FLOW-3D AM enables researchers to understand powder spreading by visiting flow3d.com/products/flow3d-am/.

$Melt Pool Simulation of Overhang Dross in Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) | FLOW-3D AM This laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) simulation animation shows 3 melt tracks as the laser beam approaches a down-facing overhang surface that runs parallel to the laser motion. The lack of structural support beneath the overhang surface causes the melt pool to sink lower than its neighboring layers, producing an effect called Dross. Naturally, dross formation causes dimensional inaccuracy, high surface roughness and also adversely affects the mechanical properties of printed components. FLOW-3D AM is used to quantify process parameters to reduce defects like dross. Learn more about how FLOW-3D AM can be used for LPBF simulations and more by visiting https://www.flow3d.com/products/flow3d-am/. Top left: Temperature field in degree C Top right: Solid fraction Bottom left: Top view using ray-tracing to visualize metallic material Bottom right: Front view using ray-tracing to visualize metallic material$

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