I-Corps Teams: Energy efficient 3D printing of thermoset polymer and composites for field operations

I-Corps Teams：用于现场作业的热固性聚合物和复合材料的节能 3D 打印

• 批准号: 2006541
• 负责人: Jingjing Qiu
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Texas Tech University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-02-15 至 2020-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2006541&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Teams; Energy; efficient; 3D

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project will be the development of a 3D printing technology that has great potential in diverse applications, including oil/gas, renewable energy, aerospace, defense, and healthcare. In particular, readily usable parts fabricated using this 3D printing technology may be vital in supporting motorized equipment for field operations. This application holds true for commercial field operations that are situated in remote outposts with limited energy input. This project will advance 3D printing technology of thermoset polymer and composites and provide insights on developing more energy efficient, high-rate and end-user friendly advanced manufacturing techniques, ultimately benefiting society by saving energy and reducing design/fabrication cycles in mass production. This I-Corps project is based on the development of technology for a high-rate and energy-efficient 3D printing technology for thermoset polymer and composites that allows for fabrication of readily usable products for on-site operations and extreme conditions. The proposed innovation is an in-situ polymerization-based new additive manufacturing method using only heat or light initiation. The major concerns for conventional 3D printing technology such as high-energy consumption, negative environmental impact, and low production rate will be addressed. It combines the cutting-edge research in materials science/engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science and cyber systems. Using the thermoset polymers and their composites, the as-printed products are designed to demonstrate improved temperature and shape stability with negligible environmental impact.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该I-Corps项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力将是开发3D打印技术，该技术在包括石油/天然气，可再生能源，航空航天，国防和医疗保健在内的各种应用中具有巨大潜力。特别是，使用此3D打印技术制造的易于使用的零件对于支持用于现场操作的电动设备至关重要。该应用程序适用于位于能源投入有限的远程哨所中的商业现场操作。该项目将推进热固性聚合物和复合材料的3D打印技术，并提供有关开发更节能，高级和最终用户友好的先进制造技术的见解，最终通过节省能源并减少大众生产中的设计/制造周期来使社会受益。该I-Corps项目基于用于热固性聚合物和复合材料的高速且节能的3D打印技术的技术开发，该技术允许为现场操作和极端条件制造易于使用的产品。提出的创新是一种仅使用热或光启动的基于原位聚合的新添加剂制造方法。传统3D打印技术的主要关注点，例如高能消费，负面环境影响和低生产率。它结合了材料科学/工程，机械工程，计算机科学和网络系统的尖端研究。 使用Thermoset聚合物及其复合材料，其旨在证明温度和形状稳定性的提高，并具有可忽略的环境影响。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响标准通过评估来进行评估。