Manufacturing Technology 2024, 24(6):879-885 | DOI: 10.21062/mft.2024.101

Advanced Manufacturing Techniques for Lightweight Muon Spectrometer Support Structures in the FCC Project

Jan Brajer ORCID...1, Martin Dub ORCID...1, František Lopot ORCID...1, Pavel Malý ORCID...1,2
1 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 166 00 Prague. Czech Republic
2 Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, Föhringer Ring 6, 80805 München, Germany

With the rising demand for efficient, lightweight support structures in high-energy physics experiments, advanced manufacturing techniques and material optimization are key to achieving high-performance designs. This study focuses on the application of generative design and topological optimization in the development of support structures for the FCC muon spectrometer. By leveraging these methods, we maximized material efficiency and minimized weight while ensuring structural integrity and meeting strict design constraints, including non-magnetic properties, minimal deformation, and high precision. A detailed evaluation was conducted with respect to manufacturing techniques that balance perfor-mance with cost-effectiveness, resulting in multiple design iterations of optimized truss configurations. This approach demonstrates the potential of modern manufacturing technologies in enhancing the structural and economic viability of components for large-scale scientific equipment.

Keywords: Additive Manufacturing, Topology Optimization, Generative Design, Muon Chambers, Detector, Frame, FCC
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This work was supported by Ministry of Education Youth and Sports project No: LUABA22078 “A generative design method for support structures subject to extreme stiffness requirements and uncertain boundaries: application to the Future Circular Collider (FCC), LHC (CERN)”

Received: September 14, 2024; Revised: December 6, 2024; Accepted: December 9, 2024; Prepublished online: December 16, 2024; Published: December 21, 2024  Show citation

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Brajer J, Dub M, Lopot F, Malý P. Advanced Manufacturing Techniques for Lightweight Muon Spectrometer Support Structures in the FCC Project. Manufacturing Technology. 2024;24(6):879-885. doi: 10.21062/mft.2024.101.
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