Abstract
Rapid Freezing Prototyping (RFP) with water is a novel solid freeform fabrication technique that can generate three-dimensional ice objects by depositing and rapidly freezing water layer by layer. The support where necessary is made of brine whose. freezing point is lower than. pure water. After building the part, the support can be removed by utilizing the melting temperature difference between brine and water. Preliminary experiments have shown that the ice patterns produced by this technique can be used for design visualization and silicone molding. This paper will present the concept and some experimental results of the RFP process as well as potential applications.
Recommended Citation
W. Zhang et al., "Rapid Freezing Prototyping with Water," Proceedings of the 9th Annual Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (1998, Austin, TX), pp. 185 - 192, University of Texas at Austin, Aug 1998.
Meeting Name
9th Annual Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (1998: Aug. 11-13, Austin, TX)
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Solid Freeform Fabrication; Rapid Prototyping; Rapid Tooling; Layered Manufacturing; Rapid Freezing Prototyping; Ice Patterns
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Publication Date
13 Aug 1998
Comments
The authors gratefully acknowledge.the support of the National Science Foundation and the Multi-lifecycleEngineering Research Center at New Jersey Institute of Technology.