Local Simulation Input Files

Coarse model thermal analysis input file 06_thermal.in

# Lines beginning with a pound/hash (#) are comment #
statements. 
*TITLE 
Thermal analysis of PBF with substrate fixture/release 
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*PBDL 
1
#------------------------------------------------------------ 
*SBXY 
12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 
# extend the size of the default substrate 
#------------------------------------------------------------ 
#Powder Bed Part Level Modeling 
*PBPA 
30 
# # layers per element thickness 
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*STLF 
plate3.stl 
# Input STL file 
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*ADAPT 
4 
# Number of refinement levels for adaptive meshing. 
#----------------------------------------------------------- 
*PBPF 
inc718_default.prm # process parameter file 
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*TRANSIENT 
0, 100000, 0.1, 50000, 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 
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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 -12.7 
# substrate top z coord, substrate bottom z coord 
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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] 
25 
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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 06_mechanical.in

# Lines beginning with a pound/hash (#) are comment #
statements. 
*TITLE 
Mechanical analysis of PBF with substrate fixture/release 
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*PBDL 
1 
#----------------------------------------------------------- 
*SBXY 
12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 
# extend the size of the default substrate 
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*FSUB 
# fix z DOF at bottom of substrate, release during cooling 
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*INIT 
25 
# cool build plate to room temp before part removal 
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#Powder Bed Part Level Modeling 
*PBPA 
30 
# # layers per element thickness 
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#STL File name 
*STLF 
plate3.stl 
#----------------------------------------------------------- 
*PBPF 
inc718_default.prm 
# process parameter file 
#----------------------------------------------------------- 
*ADAPT 
4 
# Number of refinement levels for adaptive meshing. 
#----------------------------------------------------------- 
*TRANSIENT 
0, 100000, 0.1, 50000, 0.01, 250, 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 
4 
#----------------------------------------------------------- 
*SOLUTION PARAMETERS 
15, 1.d-5, 1.0e+100 # max number of iterations, tolerance,
max residual 
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*DEPENDENT 
t0 # Name of the thermal input file (without *.in) to be used # as 
temperature input. 
#---------------------------------------------------------- 
*DDM! 
0 -12.7 
# substrate top z coord, substrate bottom z coord 
#------------------------------------------------------------ 
*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] 
25 
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*END