This invention belongs to the field of
laser cladding and
laser additive manufacturing, specifically relating to a synchronous water-cooled
laser cladding head and method based on co-channel
photon and
powder. The head includes a cladding head body, on which a laser head interface, a
photon channel structure, a
metal powder channel, and a cooling
water channel structure are disposed. The laser head interface and the
photon channel structure are vertically connected, and the
metal powder channel is connected to the photon channel. The cooling
water channel structure comprises an
inlet channel, an annular cooling cavity, and an outlet channel arranged sequentially from top to bottom. The annular cooling cavity surrounds the photon channel structure, and the outlet channel sprays cooling water onto the substrate to cool it. This invention uses an externally placed water-
cooling channel to form an annular
water curtain, effectively reducing the adverse effects of heat accumulation during the cladding process.