Additive Manufacturing

[1-38A] Elucidating powder spreading mechanism in powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process via in situ particle image velocimetry observation

*Seungkyun Yim¹, Hao Wang¹, Kenta Aoyagi², Kenta Yamanaka², Akihiko Chiba¹ (1. New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University, 2. Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University)

Keywords:Powder bed fusion additive manufacturing, Powder spreading mechanism, Particle image velocimetry, Discrete element method, Electrostatic force