Volume-conservative modeling of structures manufactured by molten drop-on-drop deposition

An improved analytic model to accurately determine the geometry of structures manufactured by molten drop-on-drop deposition is presented. This deposition mode allows quasi-spherical deposited droplets to be achieved and precise control over the geometry of the final manufactured structures. The mod...

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Autores: Zamora Pedreño, Rosendo, Faura Mateu, Félix, Hernández, Julio, López Rodríguez, Joaquín
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena(UPCT)
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital UPCT
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.upct.es:10317/12223
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10317/12223
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Drop-on-drop deposition
Molten droplet
Dropwise
Solidification contact angle
Columnar structures
Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica
3312 Tecnología de Materiales
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Sumario:An improved analytic model to accurately determine the geometry of structures manufactured by molten drop-on-drop deposition is presented. This deposition mode allows quasi-spherical deposited droplets to be achieved and precise control over the geometry of the final manufactured structures. The model exactly conserves the volume of the deposited material and matches the solidification contact angle between consecutive deposited droplets, providing a precise geometrical description of the manufactured structures. The proposed model is validated using results of experiments performed with several materials for the deposited droplets and substrate, and droplet radii ranging from 40 to 800 m. A good degree of agreement was found between theoretical and experimental results. A comparison with the well-established Gao&Sonin model shows that the proposed model represents a major improvement, and may be of great practical interest in industrial applications.