Development Of 3d Printed Electrical Component Using Polylatic Acid Filament As Feed Stock
ABSTRACT
3D printing or
additive manufacturing is a technology that enables the fabrication of 3D data
by depositing a thin layer of material layer-by-layer until a final product is
produced. Design and development of a 3D printer that is capable of converting
used PET bottles into pow dered form was carried out using solidworks software.
The application of the software was to simulate the machine designed to confirm
the free and easy movement of all rotating parts. Performance evaluation of the
developed machine showed that at higher hammermill speeds, finer grains were
produced for both grades ofplastic processed (PET] and PET2) while lower
hammermill speed produced coarser grains. Also, throughput of the machine was
found to increase as the hammermill speed increased while conversion efficiency
of the machine decreased with increase in hammermill speed. Characterization of
the plastic powder produced by the machine gave values of bulk density,
coefficient offriction, fiexural strength and tensile strength as 0.16 g/m3,
0.43, 82.1 MPa and 63.4 MPa respecti velyfor PET] and 0.15 g/m3, 0.22, 82. 7MPa
and 57.8 MPa respectively for PET2.
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IDIKA, K (2021). Development Of 3d Printed Electrical Component Using Polylatic Acid Filament As Feed Stock. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Apr 27, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/development-of-3d-printed-electrical-component-using-polylatic-acid-filament-as-feed-stock-7-2
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KALU, IDIKA. "Development Of 3d Printed Electrical Component Using Polylatic Acid Filament As Feed Stock" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 27 Apr. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/development-of-3d-printed-electrical-component-using-polylatic-acid-filament-as-feed-stock-7-2