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arXiv 2102.09815cond-mat.mtrl-sciphysics.app-ph
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为空间应用量身定制的重力无关粉末增材制造工艺

A gravity-independent powder-based additive manufacturing process tailored for space applications

Olfa D'Angelo, Felix Kuthe, Szu-Jia Liu, Raphael Wiedey, Joe M. Bennett, Martina Meisnar, Andrew Barnes, W. Till Kranz, Thomas Voigtmann, Andreas Meyer

摘要:

太空探索任务的未来将依赖于提高其耐力和自给自足能力的技术,包括按需制造物体。我们提出了一种用于处理和增材制造粉末的方法,该方法独立于重力环境发挥作用,并且对原料粉末流动性没有限制。根据施加到颗粒填料上的特定边界载荷顺序,粉末被输送到打印区,均匀化并进行压缩,以增加最终部件的密度。粉末沉积过程进行了验证,模拟显示沉积的均匀性和密度是不敏感的重力和凝聚力的DEM模型。我们还通过在地面和失重状态下,在抛物线飞行中成功地3D打印零件,进一步提供了该过程概念的实验证明。表现出高和低流动性的粉末被用作模型原料,以展示该工艺的多功能性,为回收材料的增材制造开辟了道路。

英文摘要:

The future of space exploration missions will rely on technologies increasing their endurance and self-sufficiency, including for manufacturing objects on-demand. We propose a process for handling and additively manufacturing powders that functions independently of the gravitational environment and with no restriction on feedstock powder flowability. Based on a specific sequence of boundary loads applied to the granular packing, powder is transported to the printing zone, homogenized and put under compression to increase the density of the final part. The powder deposition process is validated by simulations that show the homogeneity and density of deposition to be insensitive to gravity and cohesion forces within the DEM model. We further provide an experimental proof of concept of the process by successfully 3D printing parts on-ground and in weightlessness, on parabolic flight. Powders exhibiting high and low flowability are used as model feedstock material to demonstrate the versatility of the process, opening the way for additive manufacturing of recycled material.

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