摘要:
A method is disclosed for laser cladding a substrate 3, comprising providing the substrate 3; depositing a first determined variable bead width of a material along a toolpath upon the substrate; depositing a second adjacent determined variable bead width of a material along the toolpath which overlaps the first determined variable bead width of deposited material 7; continuing to deposit a plurality of overlapping predetermined adjacent variable bead widths of a material until a first material layer is complete; forming a second material layer by depositing a plurality of overlapping predetermined variable bead widths of a material on top of the first material layer; and continuing to deposit material layers on top of deposited material layers until the cladding is complete; wherein the variable bead width of the deposited material is controlled by a computer having a plurality of input parameters to maintain an approximately constant percent of bead width overlap.
摘要:
A system (10) and method for monitoring a laser shock peening process includes a sensor (14) connected to a controller (16). The controller (16) includes an input (36, 40) and a processor (38). The input (36, 40) is connected to the sensor (14) to receive a signal indicative of a laser shock event at a workpiece (20). The processor (38) is connected to the input (36, 40) and is configured to determine a time-of-flight (48) of residual energy associated with the laser shock event from the workpiece (20) to the sensor (14) and determine peen quality from the time-of-flight of the residual energy.
摘要:
The present invention is a method for repairing a TBC ceramic top coat in local regions that have experienced a mechanical or thermally-induced spallation event leaving the underlying bond coat intact. A novel combination of groove design (i.e. spacing, pattern and depth) and laser-surface incident angles fabricated into the remaining bond coat is used to achieve spallation resistance equal to or greater than baseline after applying and maintaining a TBC ceramic patch to the localized areas of spallation. The method is particularly useful, but not limited to, repair of coating systems comprised of physical vapor deposited (PVD) ceramic top coats. In a preferred embodiment, the method of the present invention comprises (1) cleaning the exposed spalled region, (2) treating a limited portion of the bond coat by a grooving process with two linear arrays of equally spaced grooves intersecting at a preselected angle so as to texture the surface, and (3) depositing a ceramic material on the surface of the spalled / textured portion of the bond layer. The grooving process is accomplished with a high energy beam.
摘要:
A profilometry apparatus (12) is provided. The profilometry apparatus (12) includes a fringe projection device (32) configured to project a fringe pattern on an object (22) and an optical unit (34) configured to capture an image of a distorted fringe pattern modulated by the object (22). The profilometry apparatus (12) also includes a signal processing unit (60) configured to process the captured image from the optical unit (34) to filter noise from the image and to obtain real-time estimation of parameters associated with manufacture or repair of the object (22).
摘要:
A method and system (14) for monitoring laser shock peening of a work piece (18). A line spectrum is obtained from radiation emitted by a plasma (32) produced by a laser shock peening process. The shape of the line spectrum about its emission peak is compared to a defined line shape to verify proper operation of the laser shock peening process. The line shape may be a Lorentzian line shape corresponding to a desired line shape. The line shape may a Gaussian line shape corresponding to an undesired line shape. The system (14) can also detect the failure mode that occurs when the opaque layer (22) is broken through by detecting the plasma spectral component produced by the work piece material, along with the plasma produced by the opaque layer.
摘要:
A method for making a turbine airfoil (18) includes providing a mold core (40) and an outer shell (42) which cooperatively define a cavity in the shape of a hollow airfoil (18) having an outer wall, a root, and a tip. A tip portion of the core (40) extends completely through the portion of the cavity defining the tip of the airfoil (18). The core (40) is restrained to prevent movement between the core (40) and outer shell (42). Molten metal is introduced into the cavity and solidified to form an airfoil (18) having at least one outer wall which defines an open tip and a hollow interior. A metallic tip cap is formed on the outer wall which substantially closes off the open tip. The tip cap may be formed by packing the airfoil (18) with metallic powder; and laser sintering the exposed powder so as to form a tip cap which is metallurgically bonded to the outer wall.
摘要:
A method and system (14) for monitoring laser shock peening of a work piece (18). A line spectrum is obtained from radiation emitted by a plasma (32) produced by a laser shock peening process. The shape of the line spectrum about its emission peak is compared to a defined line shape to verify proper operation of the laser shock peening process. The line shape may be a Lorentzian line shape corresponding to a desired line shape. The line shape may a Gaussian line shape corresponding to an undesired line shape. The system (14) can also detect the failure mode that occurs when the opaque layer (22) is broken through by detecting the plasma spectral component produced by the work piece material, along with the plasma produced by the opaque layer.