Title
Study on Water Deposit in Rapid Freeze Prototyping Process
Abstract
Rapid Freeze Prototyping (RFP) builds a three-dimensional ice part according to its CAD model by depositing and rapidly freezing water in a layer-by-layer manner. To study the water deposit in RFP, assumptions are made based on the deformation of water droplet impinging on a flat substrate, the thermal analysis of a new layer of water deposit, and the characteristics of solidification of a water drop. The equations governing the cross-sectional profile of the water deposit are then established. A model of water deposit is proposed by simplifying the equations under our experimental conditions in RFP. By using this model, equations for layer thickness of vertical and slant walls built by RFP are derived and verified by experiments.
Recommended Citation
G. Sui et al., "Study on Water Deposit in Rapid Freeze Prototyping Process," Proceedings of Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, University of Texas Press, Aug 2000.
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Computer-Aided Design; Rapid Freeze Prototypes
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2000 University of Texas Press, All rights reserved.
