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• TITLE: 2D Fusion Simulations and Experimental Confirmations of Print Paths Using Composite Particles with Particle Method for Fused Filament Fabrication

  AUTHORS: Yuto Imaeda, Akira Todoroki, Ryosuke Matsuzaki, Masahito Ueda, Yoshiyasu Hirano

  KEYWORDS: Carbon Fiber, Thermoplastic Resin, Computational Modelling, Short Carbon Fiber, Three-Dimensional Printer, Fusion Process

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Composite Materials, Vol.12 No.4, September 21, 2022

  ABSTRACT: 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.