High-power fiber laser cutting parameter optimization for nuclear Decommissioning
For more than 10 years, the laser process has been studied for dismantling work; however, relatively few research works have addressed the effect of high-power fiber laser cutting for thick sections. Since in the nuclear sector, a significant quantity of thick material is required to be cut, this st...
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| author | Ana Beatriz Lopez Eurico Assunção Luisa Quintino Jonathan Blackburn Ali Khan |
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| description | For more than 10 years, the laser process has been studied for dismantling work; however, relatively few research works have addressed the effect of high-power fiber laser cutting for thick sections. Since in the nuclear sector, a significant quantity of thick material is required to be cut, this study aims to improve the reliability of laser cutting for such work and indicates guidelines to optimize the cutting procedure, in particular, nozzle combinations (standoff distance and focus position), to minimize waste material. The results obtained show the performance levels that can be reached with 10 kW fiber lasers, using which it is possible to obtain narrower kerfs than those found in published results obtained with other lasers. Nonetheless, fiber lasers appear to show the same effects as those of CO2 and ND:YAG lasers. Thus, the main factor that affects the kerf width is the focal position, which means that minimum laser spot diameters are advised for smaller kerf widths. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34f7a083264e4f9a89d202ec2c628bad2022-12-22T00:55:20ZengElsevierNuclear Engineering and Technology1738-57332017-06-0149486587210.1016/j.net.2017.02.004High-power fiber laser cutting parameter optimization for nuclear DecommissioningAna Beatriz Lopez0Eurico Assunção1Luisa Quintino2Jonathan Blackburn3Ali Khan4IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalIDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalIDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalTWI Ltd., Granta Park, Cambridge, CB21 6AL, UKTWI Ltd., Granta Park, Cambridge, CB21 6AL, UKFor more than 10 years, the laser process has been studied for dismantling work; however, relatively few research works have addressed the effect of high-power fiber laser cutting for thick sections. Since in the nuclear sector, a significant quantity of thick material is required to be cut, this study aims to improve the reliability of laser cutting for such work and indicates guidelines to optimize the cutting procedure, in particular, nozzle combinations (standoff distance and focus position), to minimize waste material. The results obtained show the performance levels that can be reached with 10 kW fiber lasers, using which it is possible to obtain narrower kerfs than those found in published results obtained with other lasers. Nonetheless, fiber lasers appear to show the same effects as those of CO2 and ND:YAG lasers. Thus, the main factor that affects the kerf width is the focal position, which means that minimum laser spot diameters are advised for smaller kerf widths.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573317300931DecommissioningFiber Laser CuttingHigh-power LasersKerf Width AnalysisNozzle CombinationsNuclear Facilities |
| spellingShingle | Ana Beatriz Lopez Eurico Assunção Luisa Quintino Jonathan Blackburn Ali Khan High-power fiber laser cutting parameter optimization for nuclear Decommissioning Nuclear Engineering and Technology Decommissioning Fiber Laser Cutting High-power Lasers Kerf Width Analysis Nozzle Combinations Nuclear Facilities |
| title | High-power fiber laser cutting parameter optimization for nuclear Decommissioning |
| title_full | High-power fiber laser cutting parameter optimization for nuclear Decommissioning |
| title_fullStr | High-power fiber laser cutting parameter optimization for nuclear Decommissioning |
| title_full_unstemmed | High-power fiber laser cutting parameter optimization for nuclear Decommissioning |
| title_short | High-power fiber laser cutting parameter optimization for nuclear Decommissioning |
| title_sort | high power fiber laser cutting parameter optimization for nuclear decommissioning |
| topic | Decommissioning Fiber Laser Cutting High-power Lasers Kerf Width Analysis Nozzle Combinations Nuclear Facilities |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573317300931 |
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