Active Mixing of Disparate Inks for Multimaterial 3D Printing

Ortega, Jason M.; Golobic, Melody; Sain, John D.; Lenhardt, Jeremy M.; Wu, Amanda S.; Fisher, Scott E.; Perez Perez, Lemuel X.; Jaycox, Adam W.; Smay, James E.; Duoss, Eric B.; Wilson, Thomas S.

doi:10.1002/admt.201800717

Title: Active Mixing of Disparate Inks for Multimaterial 3D Printing

Journal Article · Fri Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Advanced Materials Technologies

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.201800717· OSTI ID:1608530

^[1]; Golobic, Melody ^[1]; Sain, John D. ^[1]; Lenhardt, Jeremy M. ^[1];

^[1]; Fisher, Scott E. ^[1]; Perez Perez, Lemuel X. ^[1]; Jaycox, Adam W. ^[1]; Smay, James E. ^[2]; Duoss, Eric B. ^[1]; Wilson, Thomas S. ^[1]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Oklahoma State Univ., Tulsa, OK (United States)

3D printing of multimaterial parts relies upon efficient mixing of the ink components and a rapid response to composition changes. However, at low Reynolds numbers and large Peclet numbers, mixing disparate viscosity and density inks poses a challenge. In this study, the performance of active micromixers for disparate non-Newtonian inks is evaluated using both experiments and computational fluid dynamics simulations. The mixing efficiencies are compared with scaling relationships for active micromixers. Using detailed simulation results, multiple factors are identified that can impact the micromixer response time during a composition change. Finally, an active micromixer is proposed and evaluated to efficiently mix arbitrary multimaterial ink compositions and produce fine composition gradients within printed parts.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344; AC52‐07NA27344; LLNL‐JRNL‐761112.

OSTI ID:: 1608530

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1506736

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-761112; 950167

Journal Information:: Advanced Materials Technologies, Vol. 4, Issue 7; ISSN 2365-709X

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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