The influence of the gap diameter on the polymer thread temperature and velocity at the exit of the 3D printer nozzle
Author:
Baeza-Campuzano AlbertoORCID,
Morales-Castillo Javier,
Castaño Víctor M.ORCID
Abstract
Using the example of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymer, the effect of the gap (thread) diameter for five printing velocity at 230°C on the thread temperature and velocity at the nozzle exit was investigated using the ANSYS Fluent simulation program. It was shown that the change of the gap diameter had a significant impact on the tested parameters.
Publisher
LUKASIEWICZ Research Network - Industrial Chemistry Research Institute
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,General Chemical Engineering