%0 Journal Article
%T 2D Fusion Simulations and Experimental Confirmations of Print Paths Using Composite Particles with Particle Method for Fused Filament Fabrication
%A Yuto Imaeda
%A Akira Todoroki
%A Ryosuke Matsuzaki
%A Masahito Ueda
%A Yoshiyasu Hirano
%J Open Journal of Composite Materials
%P 111-130
%@ 2164-5655
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojcm.2022.124009
%X Printing short fibre/thermoplastic composites using the fused filament fabrication method sometimes creates a gap between print paths. In this study, the two-dimensional moving particle semi-implicit method for liquid simulation was applied to simulate the print-path fusion process. The three-dimensional movement of the nozzle was simulated using the sliding motion of the nozzle. The method was applied to the printing of short carbon fibre/polyamide-6 composites, and the simulation results were compared with those of experiments. The simulated results of the cross-sectional configuration agreed well with the experimental results. This will enable the optimization of printing process parameters thus reducing the gap between print paths.
%K Carbon Fiber
%K Thermoplastic Resin
%K Computational Modelling
%K Short Carbon Fiber
%K Three-Dimensional Printer
%K Fusion Process
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=119949