FEA simulation of a movable side trowel for an extrusion and deposition mechanism with a ceramic material

FEA simulation of a movable side trowel for an extrusion and deposition mechanism with a ceramic material

This paper presents our experimentation and modeling efforts to study the effect of pivoting a side trowel with a ceramic as the fabrication material. Using FEA simulations, we derived certain basic understandings of the effect and motion of pivoting the side trowel. We found that two side trowels are most aptly suited, both in terms of delivering the optimal fusion between layers while fabricating true 3D geometry. Our experiments validate these results.

This paper presents our experimentation and modeling efforts to study the effect of pivoting a side trowel with a ceramic as the fabrication material. Using FEA simulations, we derived certain basic understandings of the effect and motion of pivoting the side trowel. We found that two side trowels are most aptly suited, both in terms of delivering the optimal fusion between layers while fabricating true 3D geometry. Our experiments validate these results.