Project description
Advanced simulations make sure it all adds up when it comes to aerospace designs
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has made the design and testing cycle much shorter, less expensive, and successful in many industries. It has also made manufacturing of complex free-form parts much easier. Additive manufacturing enables the successive application of layers of materials from a computer-aided design file in a bottom-up approach, rather than removing materials from a block in a top-down approach that requires much more post-processing. The EU-funded SUPERMODEL project will develop advanced models of the evolution of microstructural characteristics in complex metal alloys during additive manufacturing of parts for the EU aerospace industry. Combined experimental and theoretical work will improve the predictive ability of simulations, minimising defects and streamlining the verification and commercialisation of new designs.
Fields of science
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseeds
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssystem software
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringadditive manufacturing
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssimulation software
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
CS2-RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
CB21 6AL Cambridge
United Kingdom
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