Ning Liu

Dr. Ning Liu


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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 September 2017 in Composite Structures
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Ning Liu
AJAnn E. Jeffers
Ann E. Jeffers

1 February 2020 in International Journal of Fatigue
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Ning Liu
XCXiaodong Cui
Xiaodong Cui
JXJian Xiao
Jian Xiao
JLJim Lua
Jim Lua
NPNam Phan
Nam Phan

6 April 2018 in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
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Ning Liu
AJAnn E. Jeffers
Ann E. Jeffers

1 January 2024 in Advances in Computational Science and Engineering
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NLNing Liu
Ning Liu
XLXuxiao Li
Xuxiao Li
MRManoj R. Rajanna
Manoj R. Rajanna
EREdward William Reutzel
Edward William Reutzel
BSBrady Sawyer
Brady Sawyer
YYYue Yu
Yue Yu
A digital twin (DT), with the components of a physics-based model, a data-driven model, and a machine learning (ML) enabled efficient surrogate model, behaves as a virtual twin of the real-world physical process. In terms of Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) based additive manufacturing (AM), a DT can predict the current and future states of the melt pool and the resulting defects corresponding to the input laser parameters, evolve itself by assimilating in-situ sensor data, and optimize the laser parameters to mitigate defect formation. In this paper, we present a deep neural operator enabled DT framework for closed-loop feedback control of the L-PBF process. This is accomplished by building a physics-based computational model to accurately represent the melt pool states, an efficient Fourier neural operator (FNO) based surrogate model to approximate the melt pool solution field, followed by a physics-based procedure to extract information from the computed melt pool simulation that can further be correlated to the defect quantities of interest (e.g., surface roughness). An optimization algorithm is then exercised to control laser input and minimize defects. On the other hand, the constructed DT also evolves with the physical twin via offline finetuning and online material calibration. For instance, the probabilistic distribution of laser absorptivity can be updated to match the real-time captured thermal image data. Finally, a probabilistic framework is adopted for uncertainty quantification. The developed DT is envisioned to guide the AM process and facilitate high-quality manufacturing in L-PBF-based metal AM.

1 February 2018 in Computers & Structures
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Ning Liu
AJAnn E. Jeffers
Ann E. Jeffers

1 December 2019 in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
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Ning Liu
AJAnn E. Jeffers
Ann E. Jeffers