RF Techniques Applied to Additive Manufacturing

这一为期4年的全额资助博士机会将涉及在加的夫大学工程学院与雷尼绍PLC合作，研究使用射频场作为添加剂制造的辅助手段。该项目将研究可使用的射频应用器的类型，以及如何设计射频系统以适应商业AM系统。你将专注于使用固态电源来产生射频功率，并确定在添加剂制造中有效应用所需的优化射频频率和功率水平。研究将评估通过射频方法(包括金属和陶瓷)辅助产生的制造部件的物理和机械性能，它们如何随着不同的射频处理方法而变化，以及它们与传统方法制造的部件相比如何。

This 4-year fully funded PhD opportunity will involve working in the School of Engineering at Cardiff University in conjunction with Renishaw PLC to investigate the use of RF fields as an aid to additive manufacturing. The project will study the types of RF applicators that can be used and how an RF system could be designed to fit a commercial AM system. You will focus on the use of solid state sources for the generation of RF power, and also identify the optimised RF frequencies and power levels needed for effective application in additive manufacturing.The research will assess the physical and mechanical properties of the resulting manufactured parts aided by RF methods (both metals and ceramics), how they change with different RF treatment methodologies, and how they compare with parts manufactured by conventional means.