Microfluidic active mixing nozzle for three-dimensional printing of viscoelastic inks
The present disclosure relates to a device for three-dimensional ink deposition from an impeller-driven active mixing microfluidic printing nozzle. The device is configured to receive a material property associated with the plurality of fluids and receive a structure property of the printing nozzle. The device then determines a threshold relation between a rotating speed .OMEGA. of an impeller in the nozzle and a volumetric flow rate Q of fluids that flow through the nozzle based on the material property of the plurality of fluids, the structure property of the printing nozzle. Based on the threshold relation, the device then determines an actual volumetric flow rate of the fluids and actual rotation speed of the impeller.
- Research Organization:
- Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; SC0001293
- Assignee:
- President and Fellows of Harvard College (Cambridge, MA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 10,071,350
- Application Number:
- 15/564,396
- OSTI ID:
- 1480294
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2016 Apr 07
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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