Re-Engineering of an Impeller for Submersible Electric Pump to Be Produced by Selective Laser Melting
The subject of the present study is the reproduction of a submersible electric pump impeller through reverse engineering and additive manufacturing. All of the phases commonly envisaged in the reproduction of an existing piece were carried out. The aim of the study is to show how the chosen pump com...
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| author | Gennaro Salvatore Ponticelli Flaviana Tagliaferri Simone Venettacci Matthias Horn Oliviero Giannini Stefano Guarino |
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| description | The subject of the present study is the reproduction of a submersible electric pump impeller through reverse engineering and additive manufacturing. All of the phases commonly envisaged in the reproduction of an existing piece were carried out. The aim of the study is to show how the chosen pump component can be effectively re-engineered and produced with the selective laser melting technique, obtaining a final product that is comparable if not even better than the starting one. To achieve this goal, the original piece was redesigned and a new model was created and analyzed. The whole process has been split into three main phases: (i) realization of the three-dimensional model from an existing piece using reverse engineering techniques; (ii) finite element analysis for the optimization of the use of the material; and (iii) 3D printing of a concept model in polyethylene terephthalate by using the fused deposition modeling technology and of the functional model in AISI 316 stainless steel with selective laser melting technology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-516073b1b4674732b04532da2383c1d52023-11-22T06:40:41ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-08-011116737510.3390/app11167375Re-Engineering of an Impeller for Submersible Electric Pump to Be Produced by Selective Laser MeltingGennaro Salvatore Ponticelli0Flaviana Tagliaferri1Simone Venettacci2Matthias Horn3Oliviero Giannini4Stefano Guarino5Department of Engineering, University of Rome “Niccolò Cusano”, Via Don Carlo Gnocchi 3, 00166 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Rome “Niccolò Cusano”, Via Don Carlo Gnocchi 3, 00166 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Rome “Niccolò Cusano”, Via Don Carlo Gnocchi 3, 00166 Rome, ItalyFaculty of Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Mittweida, Technikumplatz 17, D-09648 Mittweida, GermanyDepartment of Engineering, University of Rome “Niccolò Cusano”, Via Don Carlo Gnocchi 3, 00166 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Rome “Niccolò Cusano”, Via Don Carlo Gnocchi 3, 00166 Rome, ItalyThe subject of the present study is the reproduction of a submersible electric pump impeller through reverse engineering and additive manufacturing. All of the phases commonly envisaged in the reproduction of an existing piece were carried out. The aim of the study is to show how the chosen pump component can be effectively re-engineered and produced with the selective laser melting technique, obtaining a final product that is comparable if not even better than the starting one. To achieve this goal, the original piece was redesigned and a new model was created and analyzed. The whole process has been split into three main phases: (i) realization of the three-dimensional model from an existing piece using reverse engineering techniques; (ii) finite element analysis for the optimization of the use of the material; and (iii) 3D printing of a concept model in polyethylene terephthalate by using the fused deposition modeling technology and of the functional model in AISI 316 stainless steel with selective laser melting technology.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/16/7375reverse engineeringadditive manufacturingfused deposition modellingselective laser meltingsubmersible pumpimpeller |
| spellingShingle | Gennaro Salvatore Ponticelli Flaviana Tagliaferri Simone Venettacci Matthias Horn Oliviero Giannini Stefano Guarino Re-Engineering of an Impeller for Submersible Electric Pump to Be Produced by Selective Laser Melting Applied Sciences reverse engineering additive manufacturing fused deposition modelling selective laser melting submersible pump impeller |
| title | Re-Engineering of an Impeller for Submersible Electric Pump to Be Produced by Selective Laser Melting |
| title_full | Re-Engineering of an Impeller for Submersible Electric Pump to Be Produced by Selective Laser Melting |
| title_fullStr | Re-Engineering of an Impeller for Submersible Electric Pump to Be Produced by Selective Laser Melting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Re-Engineering of an Impeller for Submersible Electric Pump to Be Produced by Selective Laser Melting |
| title_short | Re-Engineering of an Impeller for Submersible Electric Pump to Be Produced by Selective Laser Melting |
| title_sort | re engineering of an impeller for submersible electric pump to be produced by selective laser melting |
| topic | reverse engineering additive manufacturing fused deposition modelling selective laser melting submersible pump impeller |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/16/7375 |
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