Metal Micro-Droplet Based 3D Printing Technology, 1st ed. 2023

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This book introduces a unique 3D printing method that prints metal parts by ejecting metal micro-droplets: a low-cost, contactless, and environmentally friendly 3D printing technology. This book follows a deductive approach to describe the fundamentals of metal droplet-based 3D printing and reveal the relationships and unique features among multiple specific techniques used in droplet-based 3D printing. It starts with a general description of the principles and techniques involved in this technology and then focuses on the details of several specific metal droplet-ejection methods. Next, it puts forward various specific 3D printing techniques and illustrates their applications.

This book is a valuable reference for scholars and researchers who work on metal 3D printing and other related areas. It is also used as a textbook for college graduate courses in mechanical manufacturing and material processing.

Introduction.- Fundamental theory of uniform metal droplet ejection and deposition.- Equipment for uniform droplet ejection.- Ejection of continuous uniform droplet stream and its control .- Drop-on-demand ejection of uniform metal droplet and its control.- Uniform solder droplet deposition and its 3D printing technology.-  Uniform aluminum droplet ejection and deposition and their controlling techniques.- Microstructure evolution of uniform aluminum droplets during 3D printing.- Application prospect of 3D printing based on uniform metal droplet ejection.

Dr. Lehua Qi is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), China. She received her Ph.D. degree in System Engineering from NPU in 2004 and worked as a visiting scholar at Cardiff University from 2008 to 2009. She is the chair professor of the major of Machinery Manufacturing and Automation at NPU, founder and director of the Micro-manufacturing Lab at NPU, and a member of the academic committee of NPU and the key lab of Ministry of Education—Contemporary Design and Integrated Manufacturing Technology. She has published two academic books and over 300 research articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings and received more than 60 patents. She is a pioneer on fundamental and applied research in droplet-based 3D printing and metal matrix composites. She has been a principal investigator for more than 20 projects funded by the major national agencies and programs, including the National Natural Science Foundation, 863 Key Projects Program, National Defense Pre-Research Foundation, Aeronautic Science Foundation, and so on. In addition, she has received many prestigious awards including the Second Prize of the National Technology Invention Award in 2012, the National Model Teacher Award in 2014, Shaanxi Outstanding Teaching Award in 2013, and several others.

 

Dr. Jun Luo is an associate professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, NPU. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering in 2010 from NPU, under the supervision of Prof. Lehua Qi. He was a postdoctoral researcher in NPU from 2010 to 2012 and a visiting scholar at University of Twente, Netherlands, in 2015. He has been working in developing metal droplet-based printing technologies for 15 years with significant contributions to 3D printing using metal droplets, especially for droplet-based 3D printing with working temperatures higher than 1000 °C. His research interests are in the fundamental research about molten metal dropletejec

Is a thorough summary of the general principles in metal droplet ejection and printing Puts forward various proprietary droplet ejection devices driven by different mechanisms Identifies unique dynamics and heat transfer behaviors during metal droplet ejection