Local Simulation Input Files

Coarse model thermal analysis input file 03_thermal.in

# Lines beginning with a pound/hash (#) are comment statements. 
*TITLE 
Heat transfer analysis of part scale powder bed model. 
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*PBDL 
1 
# all geometries on the build plate are being modeled 
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*SBDM 
-40,20,-40,20 
# extend the size of the default substrate 
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*PBSH 
200 
# the substrate temperature is held at 200C 
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#Powder Bed Part Level Modeling 
*PBPA 
14 
# layers per element thickness 
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*PBLR 
1 
# add 1 level of refinement before element activation 
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*STLF 
part.stl 
# Input STL file 
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*ADAPT 
4 
# Number of refinement levels for adaptive meshing. 
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*PBPF 
pp.prm 
# process parameter file 
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*TRANSIENT 
0, 100000, 0.1, 5000, 0.01, 25, 10, 99999 
# time incrementation control 
# begin time, end time, inital time increment, maximum 
# allowable time increment, min allowable time increment, 
# time tolerance, maximum number of cutbacks per increment, 
# and maximum total number of increments allowed 
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*ANTP 
2 
# 2: Transient thermal analysis 
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*SOLUTION PARAMETERS 
20, 1.d-5, 1.d+20 
# max number of iterations, tolerance, max residual 
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*BINARY 
# Write to binary output file for subsequent mechanical analysis. 
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*DDM! 
0, -25 
# substrate top z coord, substrate bottom z coord, offset 
# time for layer activation 
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*CONVECTION COEFFICIENTS 
25.d-6, 200 
# Up to 40 temperature-dependent convection coefficients. 
# First column is convection, second is temperature. Only a 
# single row of data indicates constant convection. 
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*AMBIENT TEMPERATURE 
# Units: [degC] 
30.5 
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*MATERIAL PROPERTIES 
# For all properties with two columns of data, temperature 
# is in the second column. 
*MATID 
1 # Inconel 625 # 
*CONDUCTIVITY 
# Units: [W/(mm-degC)], [degC] 
9.8d-3, 21 
*DENSITY 
# Units: [kg/(mm^3)] 
8.44E-06 
*SPECIFIC HEAT 
# Units: [J/(kg-degC)], [degC] 
410 21 
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*END

Coarse model mechanical analysis input file 03_mechanical.in

# Lines beginning with a pound/hash (#) are comment statements. 
*TITLE 
Mechanical analysis for part scale powder bed model 
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*PBDL 
1 
# all geometries on the build plate are being modeled 
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*SBDM 
-40,20,-40,20 
# extend the size of the default substrate 
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*INIT 
25 
# cool build plate to room temp before part removal 
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*FIXC 
10, -40, -40 # add fixturing 
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*PBPA 
14 # 
# layers per element thickness 
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*PBLR 
1 
# add 1 level of refinement before element activation 
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*STLF 
part.stl 
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*PBPF 
pp.prm 
# process parameter file 
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*ADAPT 
4 
# Number of refinement levels for adaptive meshing. 
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*TRANSIENT 
0, 100000, 0.1, 5000, 0.01, 250, 10, 99999 
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*ANTP 
4 
# 4: Quasi static incremental 
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*SOLUTION PARAMETERS 
15, 1.d-5, 1.0e+100 
# max number of iterations, tolerance, max residual 
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*DEPENDENT 
t1 # Name of the thermal input file (without *.in) to be used 
# as temperature input. 
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*DDM! 
0, -25 
# substrate top z coord, substrate bottom z coord, offset 
# time for layer activation 
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*MATERIAL PROPERTIES 
*MATID 
1 
# Inconel 625 
*ELASTIC 
# Elastic modulus, Poisson's ratio, temperature 
# Units: [N/(mm^2),[unitless], [degC] 
.208d+06, .278, 21. 
*EXPANSION 
# Units: [(micro m)/(m-degC)], [degC] 
20., 
.128D-04, 21. 
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*AMBIENT TEMPERATURE 
# Units: [degC] 
30.5 
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*END