Carnegie Mellon University (20240351290). ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING BASED ON FLUID-FLUID INTERFACE simplified abstract
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ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING BASED ON FLUID-FLUID INTERFACE
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Andrew Hudson of Pittsburgh PA (US)
Thomas Hinton of Pittsburgh PA (US)
Adam Feinberg of Pittsburgh PA (US)
Andrew Lee of Pittsburgh PA (US)
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING BASED ON FLUID-FLUID INTERFACE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240351290 titled 'ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING BASED ON FLUID-FLUID INTERFACE
The document describes systems and methods of embedded printing for additive manufacturing, where a print material is printed into a support material with fluid and solid phases. The print material transitions to the solid phase based on fluid-fluid interaction with the support material. Parameters of the support material can be adjusted to control the diffusion rate of the print material into the support material. Multiple print materials can be printed into the support material simultaneously.
- Print material is printed into a support material with fluid and solid phases.
- Print material transitions to the solid phase based on fluid-fluid interaction with the support material.
- Parameters of the support material can be adjusted to control the diffusion rate of the print material.
- Multiple print materials can be printed into the support material simultaneously.
Potential Applications: - Additive manufacturing - 3D printing - Prototyping
Problems Solved: - Controlling the transition of print material to solid phase - Simultaneous printing of multiple materials
Benefits: - Enhanced control over printing process - Increased efficiency in additive manufacturing
Commercial Applications: - Manufacturing industries - Research and development labs
Questions about Embedded Printing for Additive Manufacturing: 1. How does the fluid-fluid interaction impact the transition of print material to the solid phase? 2. What are the advantages of printing multiple materials simultaneously in additive manufacturing?
Original Abstract Submitted
this document describes systems and method of embedded printing for additive manufacturing. a print material is printed into a support material. the print material and the support material each have a fluid phase and a solid phase. the print material transitions from the fluid phase to the solid phase based on a fluid-fluid interaction with the support material. one or more parameters of the support material can be adjusted to cause a diffusion rate of the print material into the support material during the fluid-fluid interaction to be less than a threshold value. multiple print materials can be printed into the support material simultaneously.