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MOHAMMED ASHIQUE
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B120292ME
B BATCH
INTRODUCTION
Micro Manufacturing Products in range of m
Products like micro shafts, micro slots , micro gears etc.
PLASMA GENERATION
The primary process is the generation of plasma. This is achieved with the help of ultra
short high frequency pulsed laser.
These lasers have high power due to small duration . When focused in dielectric causes
high power densities.
When power density exceeds threshold ionization potential , results in plasma
generation due to optical breakdown.
Plasma absorbs energy from laser and expands.
The plasma is an opaque , highly localized thermal zone with temperature above 5600 K.
MATERIAL REMOVAL
Plasma absorbs energy from laser- plasma interaction.
Absorbed energy is partitioned into mechanical & thermal energies.
Thermal energy causes increase in temperature (>5600 K). This energy
conducted to work piece through plasma- work piece contact.
Mechanical energy causes shockwaves and cavitation, which replace
dielectric & apply pressure on work piece surface.
This holds back molten metal, but when plasma collapses dielectric gushes
back and flushes out the molten metal.
MACHINING SETUP
Nd:YVO4 laser emitting laser pulses of 8 ps duration at 532 nm wavelength and frequency range of
10-500 kHz .
The beam profile is Gaussian and beam is linearly polarized.
Workpiece immersed in dielectric is placed on five axis positioning system: 3 translation and 2
rotational DOF
Laser beam is focused using a triplet lens which can be adjusted for precise focus.
At super threshold value plasma generated near focal point and brought into contact with workpiece.
DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
Dielectric properties affect plasma generation and thus machining.
The desirable properties are:
Low absorption coefficient
Low variation in absorption coefficient with temperature
Low ionization energy
Low viscosity
Sufficiently high dielectric constant value
MACHINING MICROCHANNELS
ADVANTAGES OF LIPMM
CONCLUSIONS