c3d-petsc-1d

1D temperature field simulation for Joule direct energy deposition additive manufacturing using petsc4py

Quick Start

1. Install petsc4py

python3 -m venv venv

source venv/bin/activate

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Run the simulation

./simulation.py

Parameters

• -D or --diameter: Diameter of the wire (default: 1.2mm)
• -L or --length: Length of the wire (default: 6.0mm)
• -v or --velocity: Feedrate of the wire (default: 30mm/s)
• -U or --voltage: Voltage of the wire (default: 1.45V)
• --Nx: Number of elements in the x direction (default: 1000)
• --dt: Time step size (default: 0.001s)
• --Tf: Final time (default: 1.0s)