Residual Stress Simulation in Selective Laser Melting (SLM)

Residual Stress Simulation in Selective Laser Melting (SLM)#

Mathematical Model:

\[\begin{split} \begin{align*} &\text{Mechanical Deformation:} \quad \nabla \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma} = \mathbf{0} \\ &\text{Thermal Simulation:} \quad \rho c \frac{\partial T}{\partial t} - \nabla \cdot (k \nabla T) = Q \end{align*} \end{split}\]

Weak Formulation:

\[ \begin{align*} &\int_{\Omega} \left(\nabla \cdot \boldsymbol{\sigma} \cdot \boldsymbol{\varepsilon} + \nabla \cdot (k \nabla T) \phi - Q \phi\right) \,d\Omega = 0 \end{align*} \]