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...

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Main Authors:	Sukindar, Nor Aiman, Ariffïn, M.K.A., Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah, Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza, Ismail, Mohd Idris Shah
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spelling	iium-741262019-09-13T03:23:41Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74126/ Analyzing the effect of nozzle diameter in fused deposition modeling for extruding polylactic acid using open source 3D printing Sukindar, Nor Aiman Ariffïn, M.K.A. Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza Ismail, Mohd Idris Shah T175 Industrial research. Research and development 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. UTM Press 2016-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74126/7/74126%20Analyzing%20the%20effect%20of%20nozzle%20diameter%20in%20fused%20deposition%20modeling.pdf Sukindar, Nor Aiman and Ariffïn, 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. E-ISSN 2180–3722 https://jurnalteknologi.utm.my/index.php/jurnalteknologi/article/view/6265/5902 10.11113/jt.v78.6265
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spellingShingle	T175 Industrial research. Research and development Sukindar, Nor Aiman Ariffïn, 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
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.
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author	Sukindar, Nor Aiman Ariffïn, M.K.A. Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza Ismail, Mohd Idris Shah
author_facet	Sukindar, Nor Aiman Ariffïn, M.K.A. Baharudin, B. T. Hang Tuah Jaafar, Che Nor Aiza Ismail, Mohd Idris Shah
author_sort	Sukindar, Nor Aiman
title	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_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_sort	analyzing the effect of nozzle diameter in fused deposition modeling for extruding polylactic acid using open source 3d printing
publisher	UTM Press
publishDate	2016
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Analyzing the effect of nozzle diameter in fused deposition modeling for extruding polylactic acid using open source 3D printing

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