Trident™ Thermal Conductivity Application Highlight: Testing Granular Materials Using the TLS Needle Probe
The following Application Highlight features the use of the Transient Line Source method in the thermal conductivity testing of granular materials.
Granular materials (such as polymeric pellets,...
Trident™ Thermal Conductivity Application Highlight: Thermal Mapping and Filler Settling Detection in Polymer Composites With MTPS
The following Application Highlight features the use of the Modified Transient Plane Source method as a qualitative screening tool for the detection of filler dispersion uniformity in polymer...
Powder Recycling Effects on the Tensile and Fatigue Behavior of Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V Parts
Abstract: Additive manufacturing technology has enabled industries to generate functional parts with an increased level of complexity via layer-by-layer fabrication. In laser-powder bed fusion...
Additive Manufacturing of 3D Structures Composed of Wood Materials
Abstract: 3D objects composed of 100% wood components are 3D printed utilizing wood flour microparticles dispersed in a matrix composed of cellulose nanocrystals and xyloglucan. In the printed...
Development of Material and Processing Parameters for AM
Abstract: The development of parameters for a certain additive technology is the key to increase the number of materials that are processed as well as the applications. This chapter shows the details...
In-line monitoring of blending processes
Stephen Closs, manager pharmaceutics and process technology, and Austin Freedman, director, pharmaceutical development services, of Patheon (Whitby), discuss the benefits of monitoring blending...
Efficient storage and recovery of waste heat by phase change material embedded within additively manufactured grid heat exchangers
The low thermal conductivity of organic phase change materials (PCMs) hinders their usage for energy storage purposes. We demonstrate a compact PCM-based thermal battery that employs...
Thermal Simulation of the Cooling Down of Selective Laser Sintered Parts in PA12
The cooling process of polymer components fabricated by selective laser sintering (SLS) plays a vital role in determining the crystallinity, density and the resultant properties of the produced...
Monitoring of Powder Homogeneity During Double-Cone Blending
A challenge central to the Powder Metallurgy (PM) process is achieving consistent and uniform products. A crucial step in reaching this goal, is ensuring powder blending sufficiently homogenizes a...