Conceptual Design and Numerical Validation of a Carbon-Based Ink Injector
This paper shows the design of an injector, using carbon nanotubes as inkjet material, implemented in a 3D printer. According to the available literature, few injectors are capable of depositing material. Due to the lack of information, the central part of this research is to develop a suitable devi...
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| author | Arleth Ortega-Gutiérrez Job Eli Escobar-Flores Mario Alberto Grave-Capistrán Noé López-Perrusquia Marco Antonio Doñu-Ruiz Armando Oropeza-Osornio Christopher René Torres-SanMiguel |
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| description | This paper shows the design of an injector, using carbon nanotubes as inkjet material, implemented in a 3D printer. According to the available literature, few injectors are capable of depositing material. Due to the lack of information, the central part of this research is to develop a suitable device for ink injection that is capable of applying the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) method to print nanomaterial ink. The injector was designed using a CAD program based on an open-source desktop 3D printer, which allows it to be modified according to the needs of the injector. This prototype was manufactured in aluminum alloy 7075T6. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) were carried out to analyze the behavior of the fluid when it passes through the injector, obtaining parameters such as pressure, velocity, and vorticity. An experimental matrix of the injector operation was carried out to achieve an adequate printing speed. The results show that the optimum speed was 250 ms, considering that a temperature of 100 °C is needed in the heated bed to dry the ink so that it does not undergo expansion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d2193e5ddd44589b489150f0e6c68252023-11-19T14:41:22ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442023-10-011619654510.3390/ma16196545Conceptual Design and Numerical Validation of a Carbon-Based Ink InjectorArleth Ortega-Gutiérrez0Job Eli Escobar-Flores1Mario Alberto Grave-Capistrán2Noé López-Perrusquia3Marco Antonio Doñu-Ruiz4Armando Oropeza-Osornio5Christopher René Torres-SanMiguel6Grupo Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Universidad Politécnica del Valle de Mexico, Estado de Mexico 54910, MexicoInstituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos N° 2 “Miguel Bernard”, Ciudad de Mexico 11200, MexicoUnidad Zacatenco, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 07738, MexicoGrupo Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Universidad Politécnica del Valle de Mexico, Estado de Mexico 54910, MexicoGrupo Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Universidad Politécnica del Valle de Mexico, Estado de Mexico 54910, MexicoUnidad Ticomán, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 07340, MexicoUnidad Zacatenco, Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de Mexico 07738, MexicoThis paper shows the design of an injector, using carbon nanotubes as inkjet material, implemented in a 3D printer. According to the available literature, few injectors are capable of depositing material. Due to the lack of information, the central part of this research is to develop a suitable device for ink injection that is capable of applying the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) method to print nanomaterial ink. The injector was designed using a CAD program based on an open-source desktop 3D printer, which allows it to be modified according to the needs of the injector. This prototype was manufactured in aluminum alloy 7075T6. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) were carried out to analyze the behavior of the fluid when it passes through the injector, obtaining parameters such as pressure, velocity, and vorticity. An experimental matrix of the injector operation was carried out to achieve an adequate printing speed. The results show that the optimum speed was 250 ms, considering that a temperature of 100 °C is needed in the heated bed to dry the ink so that it does not undergo expansion.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/19/65453D printingcarbon nanotubesCFDnano ink |
| spellingShingle | Arleth Ortega-Gutiérrez Job Eli Escobar-Flores Mario Alberto Grave-Capistrán Noé López-Perrusquia Marco Antonio Doñu-Ruiz Armando Oropeza-Osornio Christopher René Torres-SanMiguel Conceptual Design and Numerical Validation of a Carbon-Based Ink Injector Materials 3D printing carbon nanotubes CFD nano ink |
| title | Conceptual Design and Numerical Validation of a Carbon-Based Ink Injector |
| title_full | Conceptual Design and Numerical Validation of a Carbon-Based Ink Injector |
| title_fullStr | Conceptual Design and Numerical Validation of a Carbon-Based Ink Injector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conceptual Design and Numerical Validation of a Carbon-Based Ink Injector |
| title_short | Conceptual Design and Numerical Validation of a Carbon-Based Ink Injector |
| title_sort | conceptual design and numerical validation of a carbon based ink injector |
| topic | 3D printing carbon nanotubes CFD nano ink |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/19/6545 |
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