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Study on the mechanisms of curved water jet fiber-guided laser technology

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The emergence of a novel technology, curved water jet fiber (CWJF)-guided laser, will broaden the application of water jet-guided laser in surface high precision and no damage micromachining, such as micro-texture treatment, drilling and grooving, etc., of inclined and curved workpiece, in particular, like some large and heavy parts that are difficult to move and rotate. In addition, the novel scheme of high precision, low damage, and circular section processing with the transmission laser and cooling effect of CWJF will be investigated. In this study, the parametric control of water jet deflection is explored using the model of the deflection trajectory of water jet discretized into continuously released water droplets under a nonuniform electric field, in which results show that large deflection angle and displacement can be obtained with high voltage, small distance, and low velocity. Optical transmission system models of CWJF-guided laser under related parametric groups are established through 3D physical reconstruction models of CWJF by using the deflection trajectory. The theoretical calculation of meeting total reflection conditions of incident rays and visualization analyses of CWJF formed-guided laser indicate laser beam can be transmitted effectively. The laser beam is still confined to CWJF and transmitted forward. The methods and results presented in this study will provide the theoretical support and reference for the control of CWJF formation and research of characteristics about CWJF-guided laser during this novel technology development journey.

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Acknowledgments

Thanks to master Rongwei XU, master Guanghui ZHANG, and doctor Tielin SHI, who provided some assistance and contributions at the later stage of manuscript review and during the process of revised manuscript.

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This work was financially supported and funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (62004050), the key project of Guangxi Natural Science Foundation (2019JJD160010), the Innovation Project of Guangxi Graduate Education (YXYJYX25, JGY2018061, JGY2019074), the GUET Excellent Graduate Thesis Program (18YJPYSS02, 18YJPYBS01), the Innovation Project of GUET Graduate Education (2020YCXS010), and the innovation team of Guangxi high school and outstanding scholar program.

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    Yuxing Huang, Linfan Yang, En Liang & Yuhong Long

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Yuxing Huang put forward research ideas, design research methods, and establish analysis models. Linfan Yang was responsible for data collection, sorting, and storage in the early stage. En Liang was responsible for literature collection, tracking, and sorting. Zhixian Zhong was involved in manuscript writing instruction. Yuhong Long carried out framework layout, key point analysis, and guidance for manuscript. All the authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Huang, Y., Yang, L., Liang, E. et al. Study on the mechanisms of curved water jet fiber-guided laser technology. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 112, 3137–3150 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-020-06552-8

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