Course: Laser technologies in practice

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Course title Laser technologies in practice
Course code SLO/LTP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Chmelíčková Hana, RNDr.
  • Haderka Ondřej, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
­ Lasers for technological applications - gas, solid and diode lasers in CW and pulse mode. Notable world manufacturers of lasers, complete laser systems and accessories. ­ Optical elements to guide the laser beam to the workpiece and focus - space propagation, expanders. Lens and mirror focusing, beam quality parameters, fiber optic guiding, laser processing heads design. ­ Design of laser industrial system - source, cooling, suction, working gases, possibility of realization of mutual movement of beam and material, basic CNC programming of linear displacements. ­ Interaction of laser radiation with different materials, distribution of laser technologies according to power density, energy and interaction time to basic groups (cutting, drilling, welding, surface treatment, marking, 3D printing), main parameters of the process and their influence on the quality of processing. ­ Partial differential equations of heat conduction in material and various methods of its solution, possibilities of mathematical modeling of temperature fields and prediction of deformations and residual stresses. ­ Overview of laser applications in practice: various industries, medicine, metrology, geodesy, astrophysics, military, communications, electronics. ­ Safety work with lasers, risks to living organisms and the environment, laser safety classes, national legislation, protective aids and measures. ­ Laser cutting of materials - categorization of cutting methods, suitable materials and types of laser systems, calculation of optimal parameters, evaluation of cutting quality. ­ Laser welding - categorization according to phase and material types, welding geometry, requirements for assembly accuracy, types of protective gases, evaluation of weld microstructure, possible defects and deformations, on-line process control. ­ Laser surface applications - categorization according to the achieved phase transformation: transformation hardening, remelting, alloying, cladding, structure ablation, marking, etching and other special technologies. ­ Laser use for 3D printing - stereo- lithography with photosensitive resin, selective sintering and selective melting of metallic powders, wire welding, lamination, principle of method and construction of laser systems for 3D printing ­ Excursions to Honeywell Aerospace, Mariánské údolí - technological lasers, laser metrology, metallographic laboratory.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Methods of Written Work, Demonstration
  • Attendace - 39 hours per semester
  • Excursion - 5 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 30 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 16 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
To inform students about function of the individual components of the technological laser system with reference to the wide laser utilization in practice, especially as a material processing tool. To explain the problematics through experiments in the laser laboratory.
Distinguish laser technology and determine optimal process parameters. Find optimal laser system for the concrete technologic application. Handle with laser system in laboratory under supervision.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Questionnaire

Knowledge within the scope of the course topics.
Recommended literature
  • Ifflander, R. (2001). Solid-State lasers for Material processing (2nd ed.). Springer, London.
  • Ion, J.C. (2005). Laser processing of engineering material (1st ed.). Elsevier, Oxford.
  • Steen, W.M. (1998). Laser Material Processing (2nd ed.). Springer, London.
  • Vrbová, M. aj. (1994). Lasery a moderní optika. Praha : Prometheus. 474 s.
  • Vrbová, M., Jelínková, H., Gavrilov, P. (1998). Úvod do laserové techniky. ČVUT Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Instrument and Computer Physics (2019) Category: Physics courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Applied Physics (2019) Category: Physics courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter