Simulation-Based Analysis of Additive Manufacturing Systems for Fuel Nozzles

ABSTRACT: Additive manufacturing technologies have the potential to revolutionize manufacturing, allowing for the production of ever more complex products and supporting the creation of strategic competitive advantages to certain industries. Recent investments in additive manufacturing systems show that operational plants are close to become reality. In this context, the demand for knowledge regarding the behavior of such systems is expected to increase. This research aims to analyze additive manufacturing systems - based on powder bed fusion technologies - applied to aerospace fuel nozzles by...