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Layer time control for large scale additive manufacturing using high performance computing

Kim, Seokpum (Pum) [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000250312585)·Limaye, Madhura [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]·Chawla, Komal [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000190327565)·Haley, James [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000290233048)·Prabhune, Bhagyashree [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000263147718)·Talabi, Isaac [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000340215594)·Jo, Eonyeon [Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0009000459834779)·Hoskins, Dylan [Haddy Inc., St Petersburg, FL (United States)]·Rowe, Kyle [Haddy Inc., St Petersburg, FL (United States)]·Liu, Lu [Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)]·Ju, Feng [Arizona State Univ., Mesa, AZ (United States)]
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Kim, Seokpum (Pum) [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000250312585), Limaye, Madhura [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)], Chawla, Komal [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000190327565), Haley, James [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000290233048), Prabhune, Bhagyashree [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000263147718), Talabi, Isaac [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0000000340215594), Jo, Eonyeon [Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)] (ORCID:0009000459834779), Hoskins, Dylan [Haddy Inc., St Petersburg, FL (United States)], Rowe, Kyle [Haddy Inc., St Petersburg, FL (United States)], Liu, Lu [Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)], Ju, Feng [Arizona State Univ., Mesa, AZ (United States)]. 2026-07-01. Layer time control for large scale additive manufacturing using high performance computing. https://doi.org/10.2172/3403179

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