Analyzing the effect of nozzle diameter in fused deposition modeling for extruding polylactic acid using open source 3D printing

Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is one of the Rapid Prototyping (RP) technologies. The 3D Printer has been widely used in the fabrication of 3D products. One of the main issues has been to obtain a high quality for the finished parts. The present study focuses on the effect of nozzle diameter in ter...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sukindar, Nor Aiman, Ariffin, M. K. A., Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah, Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza, Ismail, Mohd Idris Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55059/1/Analyzing%20the%20effect%20of%20nozzle%20diameter%20in%20fused%20deposition%20modeling%20for%20extruding%20.pdf
_version_ 1796976194827059200
author Sukindar, Nor Aiman
Ariffin, M. K. A.
Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah
Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza
Ismail, Mohd Idris Shah
author_facet Sukindar, Nor Aiman
Ariffin, M. K. A.
Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah
Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza
Ismail, Mohd Idris Shah
author_sort Sukindar, Nor Aiman
collection UPM
description Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is one of the Rapid Prototyping (RP) technologies. The 3D Printer has been widely used in the fabrication of 3D products. One of the main issues has been to obtain a high quality for the finished parts. The present study focuses on the effect of nozzle diameter in terms of pressure drop, geometrical error as well as extrusion time. While using polylactic acid (PLA) as a material, the research was conducted using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) by manipulating the nozzle diameter, and the pressure drop along the liquefier was observed. The geometrical error and printing time were also calculated by using different nozzle diameters. Analysis shows that the diameter of the nozzle significantly affects the pressure drop along the liquefier which influences the consistency of the road width thus affecting the quality of the product’s finish. The vital aspect is minimizing the pressure drop to be as low as possible, which will lead to a good quality final product. The results from the analysis demonstrate that a 0.2 mm nozzle diameter contributes the highest pressure drop, which is not within the optimum range. In this study, by considering several factors including pressure drop, geometrical error and printing time, a 0.3 mm nozzle diameter has been suggested as being in the optimum range for extruding PLA material using open-source 3D printing. The implication of this result is valuable for a better understanding of the melt flow behavior of the PLA material and for choosing the optimum nozzle diameter for 3D printing.
first_indexed 2024-03-06T09:22:19Z
format Article
id upm.eprints-55059
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-06T09:22:19Z
publishDate 2016
publisher Penerbit UTM Press
record_format dspace
spelling upm.eprints-550592018-07-13T08:54:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55059/ Analyzing the effect of nozzle diameter in fused deposition modeling for extruding polylactic acid using open source 3D printing Sukindar, Nor Aiman Ariffin, M. K. A. Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza Ismail, Mohd Idris Shah Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is one of the Rapid Prototyping (RP) technologies. The 3D Printer has been widely used in the fabrication of 3D products. One of the main issues has been to obtain a high quality for the finished parts. The present study focuses on the effect of nozzle diameter in terms of pressure drop, geometrical error as well as extrusion time. While using polylactic acid (PLA) as a material, the research was conducted using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) by manipulating the nozzle diameter, and the pressure drop along the liquefier was observed. The geometrical error and printing time were also calculated by using different nozzle diameters. Analysis shows that the diameter of the nozzle significantly affects the pressure drop along the liquefier which influences the consistency of the road width thus affecting the quality of the product’s finish. The vital aspect is minimizing the pressure drop to be as low as possible, which will lead to a good quality final product. The results from the analysis demonstrate that a 0.2 mm nozzle diameter contributes the highest pressure drop, which is not within the optimum range. In this study, by considering several factors including pressure drop, geometrical error and printing time, a 0.3 mm nozzle diameter has been suggested as being in the optimum range for extruding PLA material using open-source 3D printing. The implication of this result is valuable for a better understanding of the melt flow behavior of the PLA material and for choosing the optimum nozzle diameter for 3D printing. Penerbit UTM Press 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55059/1/Analyzing%20the%20effect%20of%20nozzle%20diameter%20in%20fused%20deposition%20modeling%20for%20extruding%20.pdf Sukindar, Nor Aiman and Ariffin, M. K. A. and Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah and Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza and Ismail, Mohd Idris Shah (2016) Analyzing the effect of nozzle diameter in fused deposition modeling for extruding polylactic acid using open source 3D printing. Jurnal Teknologi, 78 (10). pp. 7-15. ISSN 0127–9696; ESSN: 2180–3722 10.11113/jt.v78.6265
spellingShingle Sukindar, Nor Aiman
Ariffin, M. K. A.
Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah
Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza
Ismail, Mohd Idris Shah
Analyzing the effect of nozzle diameter in fused deposition modeling for extruding polylactic acid using open source 3D printing
title Analyzing the effect of nozzle diameter in fused deposition modeling for extruding polylactic acid using open source 3D printing
title_full Analyzing the effect of nozzle diameter in fused deposition modeling for extruding polylactic acid using open source 3D printing
title_fullStr Analyzing the effect of nozzle diameter in fused deposition modeling for extruding polylactic acid using open source 3D printing
title_full_unstemmed Analyzing the effect of nozzle diameter in fused deposition modeling for extruding polylactic acid using open source 3D printing
title_short Analyzing the effect of nozzle diameter in fused deposition modeling for extruding polylactic acid using open source 3D printing
title_sort analyzing the effect of nozzle diameter in fused deposition modeling for extruding polylactic acid using open source 3d printing
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55059/1/Analyzing%20the%20effect%20of%20nozzle%20diameter%20in%20fused%20deposition%20modeling%20for%20extruding%20.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT sukindarnoraiman analyzingtheeffectofnozzlediameterinfuseddepositionmodelingforextrudingpolylacticacidusingopensource3dprinting
AT ariffinmka analyzingtheeffectofnozzlediameterinfuseddepositionmodelingforextrudingpolylacticacidusingopensource3dprinting
AT baharudinbthangtuah analyzingtheeffectofnozzlediameterinfuseddepositionmodelingforextrudingpolylacticacidusingopensource3dprinting
AT jaafarchenoraiza analyzingtheeffectofnozzlediameterinfuseddepositionmodelingforextrudingpolylacticacidusingopensource3dprinting
AT ismailmohdidrisshah analyzingtheeffectofnozzlediameterinfuseddepositionmodelingforextrudingpolylacticacidusingopensource3dprinting