scholarly journals Using of Polymers for Rapid Prototyping of an Axial Microturbine Runner and Wicked Gates

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 454-459
Author(s):  
Dorian Nedelcu ◽  
Vasile Cojocaru ◽  
Lavinia Madalina Micu ◽  
Danut Florea ◽  
Mihai Hluscu

Hydraulic turbine components that define the water flow, generally have a complex geometry. In the design of these components a major role is played by model tests. The complex geometry of runner�s blades and wicked gates determines high manufacturing times and high fabrication cost if they are made by classical manufacturing technologies (casting, machining on numerically controlled machines). The use of high resolution 3D printing reduces the production time, simplifies the manufacturing technology and generate high dimensional accuracy. The paper presents the design and the manufacturing process of the components from a new solution of axial hydroturbine, equipped with a permanent magnet generator and an immersed runner. The manufacturing of the main parts of the turbine (runner and wicked gates) it was made by Rapid Prototyping.

2020 ◽  
Vol 138 (3) ◽  
pp. 49691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carina Kolb ◽  
Nils Lindemann ◽  
Herbert Wolter ◽  
Gerhard Sextl

Nature ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 588 (7839) ◽  
pp. 594-595
Author(s):  
Cameron Darkes-Burkey ◽  
Robert F. Shepherd
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Author(s):  
Vokulova Yu.A. Vokulova ◽  
E.N. Zhulev

This article presents the results of studying the dimensional accuracy of the bases of complete removable prostheses made using a 3D printer and the traditional method. Bases of complete removable prostheses were made using an intraoral laser scanner iTero Cadent (USA) and a 3D printer Asiga Max UV (Australia). To study the dimensional accuracy of the bases of complete removable prostheses, we used the DentalCAD 2.2 Valletta software. The Nonparametric Wilcoxon W-test was used for statistical analysis of the obtained data. We found that the average value of the difference with the standard for bases made using digital technologies is 0.08744±0.0484 mm. The average value of the difference with the standard for bases made by the traditional method is 0.5654±0.1611 mm. Based on these data, we concluded that the bases of complete removable prostheses made using modern digital technologies (intraoral laser scanning and 3D printer) have a higher dimensional accuracy compared to the bases of complete removable prostheses made using the traditional method with a significance level of p<0.05 (Wilcoxon's W-test=0, p=0.031). Keywords: digital technologies in dentistry, digital impressions, intraoral scanner, 3D printing, ExoCAD, complete removable dentures.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1106
Author(s):  
Alejandro Cortés ◽  
Xoan F. Sánchez-Romate ◽  
Alberto Jiménez-Suárez ◽  
Mónica Campo ◽  
Ali Esmaeili ◽  
...  

Electromechanical sensing devices, based on resins doped with carbon nanotubes, were developed by digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing technology in order to increase design freedom and identify new future and innovative applications. The analysis of electromechanical properties was carried out on specific sensors manufactured by DLP 3D printing technology with complex geometries: a spring, a three-column device and a footstep-sensing platform based on the three-column device. All of them show a great sensitivity of the measured electrical resistance to the applied load and high cyclic reproducibility, demonstrating their versatility and applicability to be implemented in numerous items in our daily lives or in industrial devices. Different types of carbon nanotubes—single-walled, double-walled and multi-walled CNTs (SWCNTs, DWCNTs, MWCNTs)—were used to evaluate the effect of their morphology on electrical and electromechanical performance. SWCNT- and DWCNT-doped nanocomposites presented a higher Tg compared with MWCNT-doped nanocomposites due to a lower UV light shielding effect. This phenomenon also justifies the decrease of nanocomposite Tg with the increase of CNT content in every case. The electromechanical analysis reveals that SWCNT- and DWCNT-doped nanocomposites show a higher electromechanical performance than nanocomposites doped with MWCNTs, with a slight increment of strain sensitivity in tensile conditions, but also a significant strain sensitivity gain at bending conditions.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 580
Author(s):  
Francisco J. G. Silva

Though new manufacturing processes that revolutionize the landscape regarding the rapid manufacture of parts have recently emerged, the machining process remains alive and up-to-date in this context, always presenting itself as a manufacturing process with several variants and allowing for high dimensional accuracy and high levels of surface finish [...]


2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Oliver T. Ware ◽  
Adam C. Farsheed ◽  
Robert van Lith ◽  
Evan Baker ◽  
Guillermo Ameer ◽  
...  

Lab on a Chip ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reverson Fernandes Quero ◽  
Gessica Domingos Silveira ◽  
Jose Alberto Fracassi da Silva ◽  
Dosil Pereira de Jesus

The fabrication of microfluidic devices through Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printing has faced several challenges, mainly regarding obtaining microchannels with suitable transparency and sizes. Thus, the use of this...


2012 ◽  
Vol 201-202 ◽  
pp. 1102-1105
Author(s):  
Jin Song Chen ◽  
Jian Ming Yang

The principles of jet electrodeposition orientated by rapid prototyping were introduced , The nanocrystalline nickel parts with simple shape were fabricated using jet electrodeposition oriented by rapid prototyping. The microstructure and phase transformation of nanocrystalline nickel were observed under the scanning microscope and X-ray diffraction instrument . The results show that the successful fabrication of metallic parts demonstrates the potential of the jet electrodeposition process for prototyping technology . The jet electrodeposition can greatly enhance the limited current density, fine crystalline particles and improve deposition quality. The nickel parts prepared by jet electrodeposition own a fine-grained structure( average grain size 25.6nm) with a smooth surface and high dimensional accuracy under the optimum processing parameters..The dimensional accuracy as well as the surface quality of metallic parts and tools manufactured using jet electrodeposition techniques still lag far behind those of conventionally machined parts.


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