Patents by Inventor Liujun WU

Liujun WU has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11447837
    Abstract: Provided is a combined fabricating method for gradient nanostructure in the surface layer of a metal workpiece. A plastic deformation layer in great depth is induced by laser shock peening, then the surface of the metal workpiece is nanocrystallized by surface mechanical attrition treatment, and finally a gradient nanostructure is obtained in the surface layer of the metal workpiece with desirable layer thickness and optimized micro-structure distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jinzhong Lu, Liujun Wu, Kaiyu Luo, Shijie Ji
  • Patent number: 11103956
    Abstract: A double-side synchronous laser shock peening (LSP) method for leading edges of turbine blades employs two laser beams with the same diameter and different pulse energy to synchronously shock the front and back sides of each point within 8-10 mm range of the leading edge of the blade, wherein the laser pulse energy on the front side is greater than the laser pulse energy on the back side, and wherein, the laser power density on the front side is used to generate dynamic plastic deformation on the entire laser-shock spot area, while the laser power density on the back side is used to balance off excessive shock-wave pressure in the central area of laser-shock spot on the front side and avoid macroscopic deformation of the blade in the central area of laser-shock spot on the front side, and an optimal strengthening effect is achieved finally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Inventors: Jinzhong Lu, Haifei Lu, Kaiyu Luo, Liujun Wu, Changyu Wang
  • Publication number: 20210205930
    Abstract: A double-side synchronous laser shock peening (LSP) method for leading edges of turbine blades employs two laser beams with the same diameter and different pulse energy to synchronously shock the front and back sides of each point within 8-10 mm range of the leading edge of the blade, wherein the laser pulse energy on the front side is greater than the laser pulse energy on the back side, and wherein, the laser power density on the front side is used to generate dynamic plastic deformation on the entire laser-shock spot area, while the laser power density on the back side is used to balance off excessive shock-wave pressure in the central area of laser-shock spot on the front side and avoid macroscopic deformation of the blade in the central area of laser-shock spot on the front side, and an optimal strengthening effect is achieved finally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Jinzhong LU, Haifei LU, Kaiyu LUO, Liujun WU, Changyu WANG
  • Patent number: 10792766
    Abstract: The invention relates to additive manufacturing field and laser shock peening (LSP) field, in particular to a combined apparatus for layer-by-layer interactive additive manufacturing with laser thermal/mechanical effects. In the apparatus, a LSP module and a SLM module operate in alternate so as to perform LSP for the formed part in the forming process of the formed part, and thereby a better strengthening effect of the formed part is achieved. The invention effectively overcomes the challenges of “shape control” against deformation and cracking of the formed parts incurred by internal stress and “property control” against poor fatigue property of the formed parts incurred by metallurgical defects during additive manufacturing, improves fatigue strength and mechanical properties of the faulted parts, and realizes high-efficiency and high-quality holistic processing of the formed parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: JIANGSU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jinzhong Lu, Haifei Lu, Jianhua Yao, Kaiyu Luo, Fangnian Lang, Liujun Wu, Yikai Shao
  • Publication number: 20200189037
    Abstract: The present invention relates to additive manufacturing field and laser shock peening (LSP) field, in particular to a combined apparatus for layer-by-layer interactive additive manufacturing with laser thermal/mechanical effects. In the apparatus, a LSP module and a SLM module operate in alternate so as to perform LSP for the formed part in the forming process of the formed part, and thereby a better strengthening effect of the formed part is achieved. The present invention effectively overcomes the challenges of “shape control” against deformation and cracking of the formed parts incurred by internal stress and “property control” against poor fatigue property of the formed parts incurred by metallurgical defects during additive manufacturing, improves fatigue strength and mechanical properties of the formed parts, and realizes high-efficiency and high-quality holistic processing of the formed parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Jinzhong LU, Haifei LU, Kaiyu LUO, Liujun WU, Yikai SHAO
  • Publication number: 20200181722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a combined fabricating method for gradient nanostructure in the surface layer of a metal workpiece, i.e., first, a plastic deformation layer in great depth is induced by laser shock peening, then the surface of the metal workpiece is nanocrystallized by surface mechanical attrition treatment, and finally gradient nanostructure is obtained in the surface layer of the metal workpiece with desirable layer thickness and optimized micro-structure distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Jinzhong LU, Liujun WU, Kaiyu LUO, Shijie JI