5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING AND APPLIED NATURAL SCIENCES ICEANS 2024, Konya, Türkiye, 25 - 26 Ağustos 2024, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.864-873
It investigates advanced smoke detection techniques during LST of basalt fiber-reinforced epoxy composites to achieve optimized surface properties while mitigating health hazards from smoke emission. This study used a fiber laser of different speeds, like 500, 1000, and 2000 mm/s, and powers, including 5, 10, and 20 W. It had frequencies such as 20, 100, and 200 kHz to obtain smoke grayness values that were recorded by a high-resolution CCD camera and analyzed by Image J software. From the study, it emerges that smoke density increases with increasing laser power and frequency but decreases with increased laser speed. For instance, the maximum value of smoke, one more than 7.0e7 grayscale
pixel values, was obtained at a laser speed of 500 mm/s, with a power setting of 5 W and a frequency of 20 kHz. On the other hand, higher speeds; for instance, 2000 mm/s; and moderate powers combined with lower frequencies showed little or no smoke emission. By association with these test results, it highlighted a non-linear relationship among LST parameters to smoke intensity, indicating optimum settings to help reduce emissions and provide better material processing. The efficiency and safety in the LST process would increase with smoke detection systems; such a system enables real-time monitoring of laser-parameter adaptive control. This paper contributes to the furtherance of LST technology with respect to process and manufacturing guidelines connected with high-performance composite materials that will pave the way for broader industrial applications for BFRECs.