WO2023006535A1 - Oxydation contrôlée - Google Patents

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WO2023006535A1
WO2023006535A1 PCT/EP2022/070316 EP2022070316W WO2023006535A1 WO 2023006535 A1 WO2023006535 A1 WO 2023006535A1 EP 2022070316 W EP2022070316 W EP 2022070316W WO 2023006535 A1 WO2023006535 A1 WO 2023006535A1
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Ulrich Kleinhans
Philip STRÖBEL
Robert Achim DOMRÖSE
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    • B33Y—ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING
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    • B01D46/00—Filters or filtering processes specially modified for separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours
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    • B01D46/66—Regeneration of the filtering material or filter elements inside the filter
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    • B01D46/71—Regeneration of the filtering material or filter elements inside the filter by acting counter-currently on the filtering surface, e.g. by flushing on the non-cake side of the filter with pressurised gas, e.g. pulsed air
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    • B22F—WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER
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  • the present invention relates to a method for oxidizing particles on a filter element of an additive manufacturing device and a correspondingly adapted additive manufacturing device.
  • Devices and methods for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects are used, for example, in rapid prototyping, rapid tooling or additive manufacturing.
  • An example of such a process is known under the name "Selective Laser Sintering or Laser Melting".
  • a layer of a generally powdered construction material is repeatedly applied and the construction material in each layer is selectively solidified by selectively irradiating the cross-section of the object to be produced in this layer with a laser beam. Further details are described, for example, in EP 2978589 B1.
  • a protective gas atmosphere generally an inert gas atmosphere
  • an inert gas atmosphere is often maintained in the process chamber in which the building material is selectively melted by means of radiation.
  • One reason for this is, among other things, that some building materials, especially if they contain metal, tend to oxidize at the high temperatures during the melting process, which prevents the formation of objects (e.g. titanium could start burning uncontrollably) or at least the formation of objects with desired material structure prevented.
  • the conditions during the melting process are comparable to those during welding (e.g. laser welding or electron beam welding).
  • building material can evaporate due to the radiant energy introduced and condense out in the form of condensate particles during cooling.
  • the condensate particles are thus contained in the existing gas atmosphere.
  • This mixture of gas and condensate particles (often below 50 nm in size) is also sometimes referred to in the present application as welding fumes.
  • the welding fumes can also contain other components, such as powdered build-up material (often with particle sizes between 1 and 50 ⁇ m) that has been whirled up.
  • the shielding gas is usually conducted as a flow of shielding gas over the construction level, i.e. the surface of a layer of construction material to be solidified, in order to remove the welding fumes from there.
  • US 2014/0287080 proposes arranging two filter devices in the gas flow circuit, each of which has a filter element.
  • DE 102014207 160 A1 describes a cyclical cleaning of a filter element of a circulating air filter device by means of a gas pressure surge.
  • the condensate particles and powder particles tend to react with oxidative materials, especially at high temperatures, with the reaction rate increasing with temperature.
  • Metal condensate can self-ignite spontaneously at room temperature and in contact with atmospheric oxygen, so it is usually pyrophoric. This can lead to uncontrolled filter fires, especially in the area of filter elements where the particles carried in the protective gas collect. This risk is increased if oxygen from the ambient air reaches the filter element when the filter element is changed.
  • EP 1 527807 proposes rendering the filter elements inert for the separation of dust components from an explosive dust-air mixture to be accomplished in that they are loaded with additive particles.
  • Particles of calcium carbonate and silicon dioxide are mentioned as additive particles in connection with aluminum dust.
  • additive particles increase costs and increase the amount of waste.
  • additive particles even in high proportions (>90% by weight), generally cannot prevent the filter element from spontaneously igniting.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to provide a method for preventing fires on filter elements that are used in connection with additive mounting devices, and a correspondingly designed additive mounting device.
  • the additive heating device having a process chamber for heating a three-dimensional object and a circulation system with a gas circuit closed during operation for a protective gas that is passed through the process chamber, with if a filter system is connected to the circulation system, which has at least one filter chamber, which contains a filter element for filtering particles in the flow of protective gas, which can be cleaned by means of a gas pressure surge, the filter element is first cleaned by means of a gas pressure surge and then the cleaned filter element is cleaned for a previously exposed to an oxidant for a specified period of time or exposed to that oxidant for a period of time controlled using a sensor to detect an oxidant concentration.
  • Additive manufacturing devices are in this case in particular those that are suitable for the additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects, in particular made of a metal-containing construction material.
  • this relates to those production devices in which the objects are built up in layers, ie, for example, laser melting and laser sintering devices.
  • an application in other generative devices is also possible, in which work is carried out at a high process temperature in order to melt building material with a high melting point, for example laser cladding devices.
  • a device instead of a device with a laser, a device can also be used in which an electron beam is used to introduce the necessary energy for melting the building material.
  • a process chamber is considered to be an area of the manufacturing device in which the additive manufacturing process takes place and which is enclosed by an enclosure so that a different gas atmosphere can be maintained in its interior than that in the area surrounding the manufacturing device.
  • the protective gas inside the process chamber can be an inert gas, for example nitrogen, helium or argon, whereby the protective gas can also contain mixtures of different chemical elements and the pressure in the process chamber can also be below atmospheric pressure.
  • the protective gas also has other components in addition to inert gases.
  • a gas conveying device ensures a continuous stream of protective gas, in which protective gas that has been passed through the process chamber is fed to a filter system and is fed back to the process chamber from the filter system.
  • the filter system contains at least one filter chamber through which the protective gas flow is passed.
  • the side of the filter chamber on which the protective gas flow enters the filter chamber is also referred to below as the raw gas side.
  • the side of the filter chamber on which the protective gas flow leaves the filter chamber again after passing through a filter element is also referred to below as the clean gas side.
  • At least one filter element is located in a filter chamber, which is suitable for filtering out particles located in the flow of protective gas.
  • a filter element can be cleaned by a gas pressure surge, ie contaminants (welding smoke residues) deposited on the filter element as a result of the use of the filter element in the flow of protective gas can be removed by means of a gas pressure surge.
  • the filter chamber is designed in such a way that the filter chamber has to be opened to exchange a filter element, so that components of the ambient atmosphere can get into the opened filter chamber and to the filter element to be exchanged.
  • the filter element is characterized in that it has to be removed from the filter chamber remaining in the circulation system in order to be replaced and has no housing to prevent ambient air from entering the filter element when the filter element is changed.
  • the filter element is exposed to the oxidizing agent while it is in the filter chamber, ie in the installed state.
  • the oxidizing agent can in particular be oxygen, which is supplied to the filter chamber as a component of a gas.
  • the oxygen can be present in the form of O2, O3, or other compounds containing oxygen atoms, the oxygen content of which can act as an oxidizing agent. It is possible here to supply the gas containing the oxidizing agent to the filter chamber while keeping the proportion of oxidizing agent in the gas constant. However, it is also possible to proceed in such a way that the oxidizing agent content is increased continuously or in stages and/or decreased continuously or in stages. If necessary, it is also possible to enrich a gas atmosphere in the chamber in the chamber by supplying pure oxygen.
  • oxygen when reference is made to oxygen in the present application, it is to be understood that it can be in the configurations mentioned above or can be replaced by another oxidizing agent. It is also conceivable to supply a specific amount of oxidizing agent to the filter chamber and then to stop the supply, so that oxidation processes in the filter chamber then take place without further supply of oxidizing agent. Furthermore, one can place the filter element in the filter chamber expose to an oxidizing agent several times, i.e. initially for a first period of time and then, after the oxidizing agent concentration in the filter chamber has fallen sharply in the meantime, in particular to a value close to zero, again for a further period of time, which can be the same as or different from the first period of time. More than two periods of time in which the filter element is exposed to the oxidizing agent in the filter chamber are also conceivable.
  • the oxidizing agent is added without prior or concomitant addition of a non-oxidizing passivating agent, e.g. As lime supplied.
  • a non-oxidizing passivating agent e.g. As lime supplied.
  • the oxidation reaction can be initiated by supplying energy.
  • a heating device e.g., a radiant heater or a resistance heater, can be used as the energy supply means, which heats the filter element.
  • a gas mixture containing the oxidizing agent can be supplied in a heated state, or resistance heating can be attached to the filter element, e.g. in the form of a braided mesh surrounding the filter element.
  • the progress of the oxidation reaction can be promoted by increasing the temperature (e.g. by heating the chamber to 300°C), although of course one can also work at room temperature.
  • filter material must first settle on the filter element so that the filter element acquires its typical properties.
  • a certain "basic contamination” must first be deposited on the filter.
  • This “basic contamination” cannot essentially be cleaned off even with a gas pressure surge during the cleaning processes.
  • the particles on the filter consist partly of metal condensates, which are highly reactive or pyrophoric and react with atmospheric oxygen, releasing a great deal of heat. As a result, even with a previously cleaned filter element, there is a risk that the filter element will catch fire when the filter element is replaced if it comes into contact with atmospheric oxygen.
  • a previously cleaned filter element is exposed to an oxidizing agent, as a result of which the deep-seated contamination on the filter element, i.e. the "basic contamination", can be oxidized in a controlled manner.
  • the time of oxidation - after cleaning - enables the oxidizing agent to reach even deep-seated deposits on the filter element. Since the filter element is more permeable as a result of the cleaning, i.e. has a lower resistance to the gas flow, more oxidizing agent (oxygen) per unit time reaches the filter element.
  • the most favorable period of time for which the filter element is to be exposed to the oxidizing agent can be determined by a small number of preliminary tests with a specific construction material in the additive filling device used.
  • the aim is to oxidize the filtrate components (residue from welding fumes) to an extent that allows the filter element to be removed safely after oxidation.
  • the aim of the procedure is not to ensure that the material is oxidized as completely as possible. Rather, a state should be achieved in which a sufficient quantity of the welding fume residue is at least partially oxidized to the extent that self-ignition is ruled out even on contact with air. This is ensured by the procedure according to the invention, in which a particularly thorough passivation of the filter elements takes place.
  • the inventors were able to obtain satisfactory results when the oxidation was carried out at a temperature between 20°C and 70°C, preferably between 40°C and 50°C, at a flow rate of the gas containing the oxidizing agent between 100 m 3 /h and 300m3 /h.
  • the corresponding periods of time for the oxidation were then between 5 and 180 minutes, generally 30 minutes.
  • a combustion number (determinable according to VDI 2263-1) and/or a minimum ignition energy (determinable according to EN 13821) is preferably determined on the filter element after its oxidation.
  • the period of time for which the filter element is to be exposed to the oxidizing agent should preferably be chosen so that the Burning index is less than 3 and/or the minimum ignition energy exceeds 10 mJ, preferably exceeds 30 mJ.
  • a sensor sensitive to the oxidant such as a sensor capable of detecting the concentration of gaseous oxygen, may be provided. This can be used to determine the oxidant content (e.g. oxygen content) of the atmosphere in the filter chamber.
  • a sensor capable of detecting the concentration of gaseous oxygen may be provided.
  • This can be used to determine the oxidant content (e.g. oxygen content) of the atmosphere in the filter chamber.
  • paramagnetic sensors or lambda sensors/Nernst sensors can be used as sensors.
  • the oxidizing agent concentration in vol. %)
  • the oxidizing agent concentration e.g. B. also an oxidizing agent partial pressure or the total pressure in the chamber (which decreases with decreasing oxidizing agent concentration in the chamber atmosphere when the gas supply is interrupted.
  • several sensors can also be present in the chamber, upstream of the chamber, e.g. in gas supply lines to the chamber , or downstream of the chamber, e.g.
  • the oxidation process on the filter element can be stopped by interrupting the supply of the gas containing the oxidizing agent or, if the supply of gas has already been interrupted and the sensor detects the change in the oxidizing agent content in the filter chamber over time, the filter chamber can be flooded with an inert gas becomes. It should be noted that one can also use more than one sensor to control the time period.
  • a filter element can also be exposed to an oxidizing agent before carrying out a cleaning process.
  • the deposits on the filter element that are removed by the cleaning process can be passivated beforehand in a controlled manner so that they can be disposed of more safely after cleaning.
  • the filter chamber is preferably sealed off from the process chamber in a gas-tight manner during cleaning by means of a gas pressure surge and during the period in which the cleaned filter element is exposed to an oxidizing agent.
  • the filter chamber is preferably sealed off from the process chamber in a gas-tight manner, so that the gas pressure surge has no effect on the interior of the process chamber.
  • Gas-tight sealing off from the process chamber should preferably also be provided before the oxidizing agent is fed into the filter chamber, so that no undesired oxidation reactions take place in the process chamber.
  • the gas-tight partitioning of the filter chamber from the process chamber is particularly preferably only lifted again when the proportion of the oxidizing agent has subsequently been reduced again to a defined level, e.g. B. by flushing the filter chamber with the protective gas (e.g. nitrogen or argon).
  • the protective gas e.g. nitrogen or argon
  • the residual oxygen content could be set to 1.3% by volume in a nitrogen atmosphere and to 0.1% by volume in an argon atmosphere.
  • the filter chamber with the filter element is reintroduced into the closed gas circuit after the end of the predetermined period of time or the period of time controlled using the sensor.
  • An oxidation on the filter element is preferably only carried out in those cases in which the filter element is then changed.
  • the filter element is reintroduced into the closed gas circuit after oxidation.
  • the described oxidation is carried out on the filter element after each cleaning process, it is constantly prevented that too large a quantity of reactive deposits accumulates on the filter element.
  • the point of the cleaning process is precisely that the period between the replacement processes of the filter elements should be extended.
  • the filter chamber with the process chamber preferably connected to the entire circulation system serving to provide the protective gas circuit in such a way that gas exchange is possible.
  • oxidation of welding fume residues can take place not only on the filter element, but also at other points in the gas line system used to provide the protective gas atmosphere. This allows welding fume residues adhering to the walls of the process chamber and the gas line system to be passivated in a controlled manner.
  • the gas line system serving to provide the protective gas atmosphere can then also be used for the supply and removal of the gas containing the oxidizing agent.
  • gas line system is understood here to mean that it not only includes a pipeline system serving the protective gas circuit, but also other devices through which the protective gas passes, such as a cyclone separator for separating particles of the construction material from the Protective gas, which can preferably be arranged upstream of the filter system, or a gas conveying device, e.g. a circulation fan.
  • the filter chamber can be connected to the entire recirculation system during oxidation.
  • the procedure just described is selected when there is no reactive building material in the process chamber, ie in particular after the end of a firing process, after the manufactured object or objects have been removed from the process chamber together with the building material.
  • a gas containing the oxidizing agent is directed at the filter element in substantially the same direction as the gas pressure surge was directed at the filter element.
  • a gas pressure surge is preferably directed onto the filter element in the opposite direction to that in which the protective gas flow penetrates the filter element during operation of the circulation system.
  • the filter element is thereby exposed to an oxidant that a gas containing the oxidant in the same
  • the oxidizing agent has particularly good access to the deep-seated deposits on the filter element, since in this case access is made less difficult by the deposits.
  • the same gas atmosphere containing oxidizing agent can be provided on the raw gas side of the filter element and in a collecting container serving to receive the cleaned filter deposits.
  • a gas containing the oxidizing agent is directed at the filter element substantially opposite to the direction in which the gas pressure surge was directed at the filter element.
  • This procedure has the advantage that the oxidizing agent then reaches the filter residues directly and does not first have to penetrate the filter fabric or porous filter material.
  • the filter element is removed from the filter chamber, preferably replaced by an unloaded filter element.
  • the method described is preferably carried out when a filter element is exchanged for an unloaded filter element, ie a new filter element or a filter element which has been subjected to a cleaning process outside the filter chamber. Since the filter element has to be removed from the filter chamber in order to replace it and as a result atmospheric oxygen can reach the filter element, there is no longer a risk of the filter element spontaneously igniting.
  • a quantity of the particles on a filter element is determined, in particular by determining a pressure difference between the outlet and inlet sides of a filter chamber when the filter chamber is in the closed gas circuit and the protective gas stream flows through it, and a Feed rate of the oxidant and / or its change with time selected depending on the determined amount of particulate matter on the filter element.
  • the outlet side of the filter chamber is that area of the filter chamber which is downstream of the filter element when the flow of protective gas flows through it during operation of the circulation system.
  • the inlet side of the filter chamber is that area of the filter chamber which is upstream of the filter element when the flow of protective gas flows through it during operation of the circulation system.
  • the area downstream of the filter element is often also referred to as the clean gas side of the filter element and the area upstream of the filter element is then correspondingly referred to as the raw gas side of the filter element.
  • the oxidant feed rate can also be controlled to prevent excessive heating of the filter element, for example by attaching a temperature sensor to the filter element, the temperature readings being used to regulate the oxidant feed rate.
  • the feed rate of the oxidant can also alternatively or additionally be varied depending on the size distribution and/or metallurgical nature of the filter deposits.
  • the filter element is at least temporarily exposed to an oxidizing agent during cleaning by means of gas pressure pulses.
  • a certain amount of oxidizing agent can already be added to the gas used for cleaning by gas pressure pulse, e.g. by using an oxygen-containing gas for the gas pressure pulse.
  • the gas pressure surge creates strong convection, which speeds up the reaction. Therefore, to avoid an uncontrolled oxidation reaction, the amount of oxidizing agent must be kept low, e.g. an O 2 proportion in the gas between 0.5% by volume and 2% by volume must be selected.
  • the filter element after the end of the gas pressure surge for a period of time greater than or equal to 1 minute, preferably greater than or equal to 10 minutes, particularly preferably greater than or equal to 15 minutes, and / or less than or equal to 180 minutes, preferably less than or equal to 60 Minutes, more preferably less than or equal to 30 minutes, most preferably less than or equal to 20 minutes exposed to the oxidizing agent.
  • the ideal period of time depends, among other things, on the material of the filter deposits, but in case of doubt it can be easily determined by a limited number of preliminary tests.
  • the oxidizing agent is supplied to the filter chamber in a gas flow, and the sensor is arranged downstream of a filter element in the filter chamber with respect to this gas flow.
  • the sensor With this arrangement of the sensor on the side of the filter element facing away from the oxidant feed, it can be determined particularly precisely to what extent the oxidant content is reduced by oxidation processes. This applies both to the case in which the oxidizing agent content downstream of the filter element is compared with the oxidizing agent content in a gas supplied to the filter chamber and containing the oxidizing agent, and to the case in which a time profile of the oxidizing agent concentration in the filter chamber is determined becomes.
  • the sensor does not necessarily have to be arranged in the filter chamber itself, but alternatively can also be arranged downstream of the filter chamber in relation to the gas flow containing the oxidizing agent.
  • the oxidizing agent is supplied to the filter chamber in a gas flow, and the sensor is arranged upstream of a filter element in the filter chamber with respect to this gas flow.
  • This arrangement of the sensor has the advantage that the sensor cannot easily become soiled by filter deposits and the probability of the sensor reacting with condensate particles is reduced.
  • the sensor can be arranged in the filter chamber or outside of the filter chamber.
  • an arrangement close to the filter element has the advantage that the oxidizing agent concentration can have a gradient and can have a different value close to the filter element than away from it. The measurement close to the filter element therefore provides more precise results.
  • a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by means of an additive manufacturing device which has: a process chamber for manufacturing a three-dimensional object and a circulation system with a gas circuit closed during operation for a protective gas that is passed through the process chamber, the circulation system having a filter system is connected to at least one filter chamber, which contains a filter element for filtering particles in the protective gas flow, which can be cleaned by a gas pressure surge, wherein the object is produced by means of the additive manufacturing device, in that a construction material is applied layer on layer in the process chamber and that construction material is solidified by supplying radiant energy to solidification points in each layer, which are associated with the cross section of the object in this layer, the filter element is first cleaned at least once by means of a gas pressure surge and a Subsequently, the cleaned filter element is exposed to an oxidizing agent for a predetermined period of time or for a using a Sensor for detecting an oxidant concentration controlled period of time exposed to this oxidant.
  • Such an additive manufacturing method ensures particularly thorough passivation of the filter elements, which increases safety when operating the additive manufacturing device, since the risk of filter fires or filter deposits reacting spontaneously with atmospheric oxygen is significantly reduced.
  • a control device of a method for oxidizing particles on a filter element of an additive manufacturing device, wherein the additive manufacturing device has a process chamber for manufacturing a three-dimensional object and a circulation system with a gas circuit that is closed during operation for a protective gas that is passed through the process chamber, wherein the circulation system is connected to a filter system with at least one filter chamber, which contains a filter element for filtering particles in the protective gas flow, which can be cleaned by a gas pressure surge, is designed in such a way that, in response to a request signal, it causes the filter element to be cleaned first by means of a gas pressure surge is cleaned and then the cleaned filter element is exposed to an oxidant for a predetermined period of time or for a time controlled using a sensor for detecting an oxidant concentration anne is exposed to this oxidizing agent.
  • the individual components of the control device can be implemented solely by software or solely by hardware or by means of a mixture of hardware and software components.
  • the control device may include a CPU whose operation is controlled by a computer program (software).
  • the connection between the control device and controlled components does not necessarily have to be cable-based, but can also be implemented using radio, WLAN, NFC, Bluetooth or the like, in that the control device has appropriate receivers and transmitters.
  • the control device preferably determines automatically whether a filter element in a filter chamber needs to be cleaned and/or exposed to an oxidizing agent. In this case, the control device itself generates the request signal.
  • the need for cleaning and/or oxidation of the filter element in the filter chamber can be determined, for example, by monitoring a period of time that has elapsed since the end of the last oxidation process carried out on the filter element, so that a request signal is generated when a predetermined maximum period of time is exceeded .
  • a pressure difference between a clean gas side and a raw gas side of a filter element can be determined and a request signal can be generated when a previously specified differential value is exceeded.
  • An inventive additive Fierstellvorraum with: a process chamber for Fierstellen three-dimensional objects, a circulation system with a closed gas circuit for a protective gas that is passed through the process chamber, and a filter system, which is connected to the circulation system that it is flowed through by the protective gas , wherein the filter system has at least one filter chamber, which contains at least one filter element for filtering particles in the protective gas flow, which can be cleaned by a gas pressure surge, wherein the filter chamber has an inlet for supplying an oxidizing agent, wherein the filter chamber has at least one shut-off element for gas-tight partitioning of the Filter chamber has compared to the circulation system, has a control device according to the invention.
  • a shut-off element can be implemented in particular by a pinch valve both on the inlet side of the protective gas into the filter chamber and on the outlet side of the protective gas from the filter chamber. Due to the presence of the at least one shut-off element, the filter chamber can be sealed off from the process chamber in a gas-tight manner during the cleaning and the controlled oxidation be in order to avoid impairments of the construction quality, in particular by the ingress of oxidizing agent into the process chamber.
  • the filter system is preferably supplied with protective gas from at least one additional additive manufacturing device.
  • a filter system that can contain multiple filter chambers and filter elements can be used efficiently.
  • the filter system preferably has at least one additional filter chamber, which contains at least one filter element for filtering particles in the flow of protective gas, which can be cleaned by a gas pressure surge, the at least one additional filter chamber having an inlet for supplying an oxidizing agent, wherein the at least one further filter chamber has at least one shut-off element for sealing off the filter chamber from the circulation system in a gas-tight manner, and wherein the control device is designed in such a way that, in response to a request signal, it seals off at least one of the filter chambers from the circulation system in order to activate the at least one filter chamber for a previously to supply an oxidizing agent for a specified period of time or to supply an oxidizing agent to the filter chamber for a period of time controlled by a sensor for detecting an oxidizing agent concentration in the filter chamber.
  • shut-off element can also be a branch that allows one or the other filter chamber or possibly a plurality of filter chambers to be gas-tight with respect to the circulation system (in particular the Seal off process chamber).
  • control device is preferably designed in such a way that it ensures that the flow of protective gas flows through at least one filter chamber when a production process is taking place in the process chamber.
  • Such an additive manufacturing device is able to ensure the undisturbed continuation of a manufacturing process in the process chamber if a request signal for a cleaning/oxidation process is generated at the filter element.
  • control device is designed in such a way that, before the supply of oxidizing agent into one of the filter chambers sealed off from the circulation system, it initiates a cleaning of the filter element in this filter chamber by means of a gas pressure surge.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic, partially sectioned view of an exemplary apparatus for additively manufacturing a three-dimensional object in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of an embodiment of a (protective gas) circulation system.
  • Figure 3 shows a schematic representation of a further embodiment of a (protective gas) circulation system.
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic representation of a structure for cleaning a filter element.
  • FIG. 5 shows a flowchart to explain an oxidation process on a filter element.
  • the laser melting device 1 shown in Fig. 1 contains a process chamber 3 with a chamber wall 4 for building up an object 2.
  • a container 5 which is open at the top and has a container wall 6 is arranged in the process chamber 3 .
  • a working plane 10 is defined by the upper opening of the container 5, with the area of the working plane 10 lying within the opening, which can be used for constructing the object 2, being referred to as the construction field.
  • a carrier 7 Arranged in the container 5 is a carrier 7 that can be moved in a vertical direction V and to which a base plate 8 is attached, which closes off the container 5 at the bottom and thus forms its bottom.
  • the base plate 8 may be a plate formed separately from the bracket 7 and fixed to the bracket 7, or it may be formed integrally with the bracket 7.
  • a construction platform 9 can also be attached to the base plate 8 as a construction base, on which the object 2 is built.
  • the object 2 can also be built directly on the base plate 8, which then serves as a building base.
  • the object 2 to be formed in the container 5 on the construction platform 9 is shown below the working plane 10 in an intermediate state with several solidified layers, surrounded by construction material 11 that has remained unsolidified.
  • the laser melting device 1 also contains a reservoir 12 for a powdery or pasty construction material 13 that can be solidified by electromagnetic radiation and a coater 14 that can be moved in a horizontal direction H for applying the construction material 13 within the construction field.
  • the coater 14 preferably extends across the entire area to be coated, transversely to its direction of movement.
  • the wall 4 of the process chamber 3 contains a coupling window 15 for the radiation 22 used to solidify the powder 13.
  • the laser melting device 1 also contains an exposure device 20 with a laser 21 that generates a laser beam 22 that is deflected via a deflection device 23 and focused by a focusing device 24 via the coupling window 15 onto the working plane 10 .
  • the laser melting device 1 has a control unit 29, via which the individual components of the laser melting device 1 are controlled in a coordinated manner for carrying out the building process.
  • the control unit may include a CPU whose operation is controlled by a computer program (software).
  • the computer program can be stored on a storage medium from which it can be loaded into the device, in particular into the control unit.
  • the term "controller” includes any computer-based controller capable of controlling or regulating the operation of an additive manufacturing device, particularly components thereof.
  • the connection between the control unit and the controlled components does not necessarily have to be cable-based, but can also be implemented using radio, WLAN, NFC, Bluetooth or the like, in that the control unit has appropriate receivers and transmitters.
  • the carrier 7 is first lowered by a height which corresponds to the desired layer thickness.
  • the coater 14 then travels over the construction area and applies a layer of construction material 13 there to the construction base or an existing layer of construction material that has already been selectively solidified.
  • the application takes place at least over the entire cross section of the object 2 to be produced, preferably over the entire construction area, ie the area delimited by the container wall 6 .
  • the cross section of the object 2 to be produced is then scanned by the laser beam 22, so that the powdered construction material 13 is solidified at the points which correspond to the cross section of the object 2 to be produced.
  • the powder grains are partially or completely melted at these points by means of the energy introduced by the radiation, so that after cooling they are connected to one another as solid bodies.
  • Metal-containing construction materials are preferably used, for example construction materials containing iron and/or titanium, but also materials containing copper, magnesium, aluminum, tungsten, cobalt, chromium and/or nickel.
  • the elements mentioned can be present almost in their pure form (making up more than 80 percent by weight of the structural material) or as a component of alloys.
  • the laser sintering device 1 To generate a laminar gas flow 33 above the working plane 10, the laser sintering device 1 therefore contains a gas supply channel 31, a gas inlet nozzle 32, a gas outlet nozzle 34 and a gas discharge channel 35. The gas supply and discharge can also be controlled by the control unit 29.
  • the gas exiting the process chamber 3 is fed via the gas discharge channel 35 to a filter system 40 which filters out metallic impurities in particular from the protective gas and then fed back to the process chamber 3 via the gas feed channel 31 .
  • a circulation system with a closed gas circuit is formed.
  • Fig. 2 shows a schematic representation of an example of a (protective gas) - circulation system.
  • the filter system 40 includes a filter chamber 41 in which a Number of filter elements 43 shown schematically for filtering the gas flow supplied via the gas discharge channel 35 and the gas inlet 36 (hereinafter also sometimes referred to as raw gas).
  • Fabric filters with 20 pm polyester fibers or PE sinter filters can be used as filter elements.
  • the filtered gas (also sometimes referred to below as clean gas) is fed back to the process chamber 3 via the gas outlet 37 and the gas feed channel 31 , where it enters at the gas inlet 32 arranged in the chamber wall 4 .
  • the gas inlet is preferably designed in such a way that the supplied gas flow is not directed directly onto a filter element.
  • the gas can be guided laterally into the filter chamber on a circular path.
  • a cyclone effect is used and larger particles, eg transported components of the construction material (eg metal powder) do not even reach the filter element.
  • a gas conveying device 50 e.g. a circulating fan, is arranged in the gas circuit in order to introduce a gas flow, the direction of flow in the gas circuit being indicated by arrows.
  • a gas conveying device 50 e.g. a circulating fan
  • a preferably present fine filter which is arranged upstream of the gas conveying device 50, and an optional particle separator in the gas discharge channel 35.
  • the particles filtered out accumulate on a fabric of the filter element 43 over time. They are compressed by the pressure exerted by the protective gas flow and can agglomerate depending on the material and temperature. Thus, over time, a filter deposit, commonly referred to as "filter cake”, forms, consisting of a layer of compacted and/or adherent particles. It impedes the protective gas flow and leads to an ever-increasing pressure drop across the filter, i.e. to an increase in the pressure difference between the raw gas side and the clean gas side of the filter element, i.e. between area 45 (raw gas side) between gas inlet 36 and filter element 43 and area 44 ( Clean gas side) between the filter element 43 and the gas outlet 37.
  • filter cake forms, consisting of a layer of compacted and/or adherent particles. It impedes the protective gas flow and leads to an ever-increasing pressure drop across the filter, i.e. to an increase in the pressure difference between the raw gas side and the clean gas side of the filter element,
  • a cleaning device 70 is arranged downstream of the filters 43 arranged parallel to one another in the gas flow, i.e. in such a way that it can be brought into connection with the area 44 between the number of filter elements 43 and the gas outlet 37 .
  • It can contain, for example, a pressure vessel with protective gas under pressure, from which individual gas pressure surges can be taken as required.
  • the cleaning device 70 To clean the filter elements 43 , the cleaning device 70 generates a gas pressure surge that is introduced into the area 44 via the cleaning nozzle 71 .
  • This gas pressure surge has a peak pressure of 5 bar, for example, and penetrates a filter element 43 that can be cleaned in the opposite direction to the normal filter direction, in which the protective gas to be filtered flows through the filter element 43 .
  • the gas pressure surge acts on the filter cake from the outlet side of the filter element 43 . This is thereby detached from the filter element 43 over a large area, breaks up into clods and is pushed away from the filter element 43 by the gas pressure surge.
  • a collection funnel 72 in the lower section of which there is a closure 73, e.g can be.
  • a collection container 74 (sometimes referred to as a waste container).
  • a passivation connector 75 is provided, which can be used to fill the collecting container 74 with passivation material.
  • the introduction of passivation material can also be dispensed with.
  • an optional (not shown in the figure) inert gas nozzle for introducing an inert gas with the in the Process chamber used protective gas is identical, are provided in the collection container 74.
  • Other technical details known to the person skilled in the art are not shown in the schematic Fig. 4 for reasons of better clarity, for example a vent used to render the filter chamber inert or a filling level sensor in the collection container 74.
  • a filter element 43 can be cleaned at predetermined time intervals, which are defined as a function of the manufacturing process taking place in the additive manufacturing device, for example the number of lasers and/or the operating times of the lasers that are used at the same time for irradiating the building material.
  • the cleaning can also be carried out depending on the contamination, for example by measuring the pressure difference between the two sides of the filter element, ie between the area 44 and the area 45, which increases as a result of the contamination.
  • Pressure surges of different strengths can also be used to clean the filter elements, e.g. weaker pressure surges for less contamination and stronger pressure surges for larger contamination.
  • Filter waste collects in the collection container as a result of the cleaning processes
  • a dry, free-flowing medium such as quartz sand
  • a passivating agent is a passivating material that differs from the protective gas (to be filtered or filtered), ie it can in particular include a liquid and/or solid material, preferably a material that is difficult to oxidize.
  • a protective gas can be introduced into the collection container 74 via the protective gas nozzle (preferably before filling in the above-mentioned passivating agent).
  • Introducing the protective gas into the collection container 74 before the passivation agent is poured in has the advantage that the risk of ignition of the filter waste is further reduced, because the filling in of the passivation material also requires a certain supply of kinetic energy into the collection container 74.
  • Another option would be a Feeding of oxidizing gas into the collection container 74 is conceivable, through which a thin oxide layer (a few nm) is produced on condensate particles in order to passivate them.
  • passivation means that the collection container 74 fills up more quickly and therefore has to be changed more frequently.
  • the particles filtered out by the filter element 43 are already passivated on the filter element itself. The procedure is explained below with reference to FIG.
  • the filter chamber 41 shown in FIG. 2 therefore has an oxidizing agent feed 62 via which an oxidizing agent 60 can be fed to the filter chamber 41 .
  • the oxidizing agent feed 62 is preferably arranged in such a way that the oxidizing agent, in particular oxygen, is fed to the area 44 as a component of a gas mixture, so that it has access to the filter element 43 from the clean gas side, in order to thereby remove deep-seated impurities or (in the case of a membrane filter) on the To be able to oxidize residues adhering to the surface.
  • the oxidizing agent is fed in here after a cleaning process in order to oxidize any contamination still adhering to the filter element.
  • the gas containing the oxidizing agent can also be supplied to the area 45 on the raw gas side or (referring to FIG. 4) to the collection container 74 if the closure 73 is open.
  • the oxidation reaction can be initiated by supplying energy.
  • an energy supply means for example, a Radiant heating are used, which heats the filter element.
  • the gas mixture containing the oxidizing agent can be supplied in a heated state, or resistance heating can be attached to the filter element 43 , for example in the form of a braided braid surrounding the filter element 43 .
  • control device 80 shown in FIG. 2, which can be part of the control unit 29 but does not have to be.
  • step S1 a cleaning process is first carried out on the filter element 43.
  • An inert gas atmosphere should preferably be present in the filter chamber 41 during the cleaning process. This can also be the protective gas atmosphere present in the process chamber 3, so that it is not necessary to separate the two atmospheres. Nevertheless, the filter chamber 41 is preferably sealed off in a gas-tight manner from the process chamber 3 during the cleaning process in order to prevent the gas pressure surge from reacting on the process chamber. This can be done, for example, by the control device 80 closing the shut-off valves 53 and 54 in FIG. It should be noted here that the representation in FIG. 2 is schematic and the shut-off valves 53 and 54 can also be arranged close to the filter chamber 41, even if the representation suggests otherwise.
  • the control device 80 causes the oxidizing agent 60, usually in the form of an oxygen-containing gas, e.g a predefined period of time (e.g. 20 minutes) after the end of a gas pressure pulse used for cleaning, the gas atmosphere in the filter chamber has a predefined oxygen content (e.g. 5% by volume oxygen, but other oxygen content greater than or equal to 1% by volume can also be used and/or less than or equal to 20% by volume, work).
  • a gas atmosphere present in the chamber can be enriched with oxygen.
  • the Oxygen content increased linearly from 0.1% by volume to 5% by volume within 20 minutes.). On the one hand, this can be done by supplying the oxidizing agent only after a predefined waiting time has elapsed.
  • the amount of oxidizing agent supplied can be controlled in such a way that the proportion of oxygen in the filter chamber increases steadily over time and the predefined proportion of oxygen is reached at the end of the predefined period of time. Both procedures can be combined with each other. Care is preferably taken to ensure that the oxygen content does not increase too abruptly.
  • the heat of reaction produced by the oxidation process can be dissipated sufficiently quickly, so that a controlled oxidation process is ensured.
  • the heat of reaction can be dissipated, for example with the reaction gas (ie the gas with which the oxidizing agent was supplied, although the amount of oxidizing agent is usually reduced) via a reaction gas outlet 63 .
  • shut-off valves 53 and 54 have not already been closed to carry out the cleaning, this should be done by the control device 80 before the oxidizing agent is supplied, since the presence of an oxidizing agent (oxygen) in the process chamber is generally undesirable.
  • step S3 the supply of oxidizing agent is first stopped by the control device 80 after a predefined oxidation time has elapsed and the filter chamber is then flushed with an inert gas whose composition is preferably identical to the composition of the protective gas used in the process chamber.
  • the inert gas can be supplied via the oxidizing agent feed 62 and can leave the filter chamber 43 again via the reaction gas outlet 63 .
  • the inert gas can also be supplied to the filter chamber via a protective gas connection piece, not shown in FIG. 4, which is provided for introducing a protective gas into the collecting container 74 .
  • the oxygen content of the atmosphere in area 45 on the side of filter element 43 facing away from the oxidizing agent supply can also be measured by means of an oxygen sensor 90 .
  • the oxygen level in area 45 will be lower than the oxygen content in the reaction gas supplied via the oxidizing agent supply 62 as long as a noticeable oxidation reaction takes place at the filter element 43 .
  • the supply of oxidizing agent can thus only be stopped when the deviation of the oxygen content supplied by the sensor 90 from the oxygen content in the reaction gas supplied via the oxidizing agent supply 62 falls below a specific value.
  • the sensor can also be arranged downstream of the reaction gas outlet 63 instead of in the area 45 . It is also conceivable to use a plurality of sensors 90, for example one in area 45 on the side of filter element 43 facing away from oxidizing agent feed 62 and one in area 44 on the side of filter element 43 facing away from oxidizing agent feed 62.
  • step S4 after the oxygen content in the filter chamber 43, in particular in area 44, is no longer higher than that in the process chamber 3, the shut-off valves 53 and 54 are opened again by the control device 80 so that the filter element 43 is again available for filtering the protective gas is available.
  • the filter element 43 After a number of cleaning processes, the filter element 43 must be exchanged or replaced because, with increasing operating time, dirt that cannot be cleaned by the gas pressure surge accumulates on the filter element 43 or the filter cake can no longer be sufficiently detached from the filter element by the gas pressure surge.
  • the time for replacing a cleanable filter element depends, among other things, on the process parameters used for the construction process, such as exposure strategies, laser parameters, etc., as well as the construction material used.
  • the control device 80 can, for example during a production process in the process chamber at regular time intervals, determine a pressure difference between the raw gas side and the clean gas side of the filter element 43, i.e.
  • the filter element can also be cleaned after the oxidation process by means of one or more pressure surges before it is removed.
  • the process of replacing the filter element i.e. replacing it with a replacement filter element, in particular a new filter element, corresponds to step S5 in FIG. 5.
  • the present method does not require the filter element to be wrapped when it is removed.
  • the filter element 43 can be removed while the filter chamber 41 is left in the filter system 40 . Due to the oxidation process carried out beforehand, the risk of the filter element spontaneously igniting as a result of the entry of ambient air when the filter chamber is opened is greatly reduced or no longer exists. This is not possible with the prior art.
  • a filter element housing must be provided there, which protects the filter element from the ingress of oxygen from the ambient atmosphere (air) during removal, which can be dispensed with in the procedure just described.
  • step S4a can optionally be inserted between steps S4 and S5.
  • step S4a the ability of the impurities on the filter element 43 to react with the oxidizing agent (for example oxygen) is checked.
  • the filter chamber 41 is filled with an oxygen-containing gas, the supply of the oxygen-containing gas is stopped and the change in the oxygen content in the gas atmosphere in the gas-tight sealed filter chamber is checked as a function of time using the sensor 90. If, for example, no measurable change in the oxygen content can be detected within a period of 15 minutes, the control device 80 outputs a signal which indicates to an operator that the filter chamber 41 can be opened safely for a filter change.
  • the oxidizing agent for example oxygen
  • such a signal is usually output when the sensor determines that within the period of time the oxidant content has decreased by a maximum of 5% by volume, preferably a maximum of 2% by volume, more preferably a maximum of 1% by volume % has decreased, assuming that the measurement inaccuracy is 0.1% by volume.
  • the filter changing step S5 can be performed by an operator. Before opening the filter chamber 41, the latter should preferably ensure that the closure 73 is closed in a gas-tight manner, so that when the filter chamber 41 is opened no oxygen from the ambient air can get into the collection container 74 and cause uncontrolled oxidation reactions there. After inserting a replacement filter, step S4 can then take place and a production process in the process chamber 3 can be continued or restarted.
  • a production process in the process chamber is usually interrupted. This is particularly the case when the filter element is changed, unless one tolerates a continuation of the manufacturing process without cleaning the protective gas. This problem can be avoided if there are a plurality of filter chambers, which is explained below with reference to FIG. 3 .
  • FIG. 3 shows the two filter chambers 41a and 41b, which can be connected to the process chamber 3 via the shut-off valves 53a, 54a or 53b, 54b.
  • an oxidation process as described above can be carried out on the filter element. Due to the large number of filter chambers that are present, however, a slightly different process sequence results, the differences between which and that in FIG. 5 are explained below.
  • the filter chamber 41a is connected to the process chamber 3, while an additive manufacturing process takes place in the latter.
  • the shut-off valves 53a and 54a are open and a gas flow which has left the process chamber 3 at the gas outlet nozzle 34a is supplied to the filter chamber 41a via the gas inlet 36a.
  • the filtered gas is fed to the process chamber via the gas outlet 37a, where it enters at the gas inlet 32a arranged in the chamber wall 4 .
  • the direction of flow in this gas cycle is again indicated by arrows.
  • a gas conveying device 50 arranged to bring about a gas flow in the gas circuit is not shown in FIG. 3 for reasons of clarity. While the gas to be filtered is fed from the process chamber 3 to the filter chamber 41a, the shut-off valves 53b and 54b are closed.
  • step S1 a cleaning process is first carried out on the filter element 43a.
  • An inert gas atmosphere should preferably be present in the filter chamber 41a during the cleaning process. This can be the inert gas atmosphere present in the process chamber 3 . Therefore, to carry out the cleaning process, the shut-off valves 53a and 54a are first closed by the control device 80 in order to seal off the filter chamber 41 in a gas-tight manner from the process chamber 3 during the cleaning process and thereby prevent the gas pressure surge from reacting on the process chamber. At the same time, the control device 80 opens the shut-off valves 53b and 54b in order to supply the gas flow leaving the process chamber 3 at the gas outlet 34b to the filter chamber 41b via the gas inlet 36b.
  • a production process in the process chamber 3 can be continued without interruption during the cleaning process of the filter element 43a, in that the gas filtered by the filter element 43b is fed via the gas outlet 37b to the process chamber, into which it enters at the gas inlet 32b arranged in the chamber wall 4.
  • Steps S2 and S3 can now proceed in the same way as steps S2 and S3 described above in connection with FIG.
  • step S4 after the proportion of oxygen in the filter chamber 43a is no longer higher than that in the process chamber 3, the shut-off valves 53a and 54a are opened again by the control device 80, while at the same time the shut-off valves 53b and 54b are closed by the control device 80, so that now the process gas from the process chamber 3 is filtered again through the filter element 43a.
  • the filter element 43a has to be exchanged or replaced, as described above in connection with FIG the process gas is filtered by the filter element 43b.
  • each filter chamber in the process chamber does not necessarily have to be assigned its own gas outlet and inlet in the process chamber. It is also conceivable, using a branch, to connect one of a plurality of filter chambers to a single gas inlet or gas outlet present in the wall of the process chamber.

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L'invention concerne un procédé d'oxydation de particules sur un élément filtrant d'un dispositif de fabrication additive. Le dispositif de fabrication additive comprend une chambre de traitement (3) pour produire un objet tridimensionnel (2) et un système de circulation (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40) avec un circuit de gaz, qui est fermé pendant le fonctionnement, pour un gaz protecteur, qui est conduit à travers la chambre de traitement (3). Un système de filtration (40) est relié au système de circulation, le système de filtration comprenant au moins une chambre de filtration (41) qui contient un élément filtrant (43) pour filtrer des particules dans le flux de gaz de protection, lesdits éléments filtrants pouvant être nettoyés par une impulsion de pression de gaz. L'élément filtrant est ensuite nettoyé au moyen d'une impulsion de pression de gaz, et l'élément filtrant nettoyé est ensuite exposé à un agent oxydant pendant une période de temps définie à l'avance ou l'élément filtrant nettoyé est exposé audit agent oxydant pendant une période de temps qui est contrôlée au moyen d'un capteur pour détecter la concentration de l'agent oxydant.
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