Fast Analytic Simulation for Multi-Laser Heating of Sheet Metal in GPU

• Published in: Materials Vol. 11; no. 11; p. 2078
• Main Authors: Mejia-Parra, Daniel, Montoya-Zapata, Diego, Arbelaiz, Ander, Moreno, Aitor, Posada, Jorge, Ruiz-Salguero, Oscar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 24.10.2018
• Subjects: multi-beam laser; fast simulation; heat transfer analysis; GPU; analytic solution

Interactive multi-beam laser machining simulation is crucial in the context of tool path planning and optimization of laser machining parameters. Current simulation approaches for heat transfer analysis (1) rely on numerical Finite Element methods (or any of its variants), non-suitable for interacti...