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dc.contributor.authorDombroski, David
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-30 19:29:42 (GMT)
dc.date.available2018-04-30 19:29:42 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2018-04-30
dc.date.submitted2018-04-30
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/13209
dc.description.abstractThe use of electromagnetic actuator components typically involves a coil comprised of a stack-packed continuous winding, usually layered, and a core material of soft iron or at least a solenoid, similarly constructed, simply with an air core. These are used widely across, but not limited to, several industries such as automotive, aerospace, medical, and various electronics. Their application to additive manufacturing (AM), and in particular to improvement of catchment efficiency, is a somewhat newly ventured avenue and the use of permanent magnets in their place to simulate their presence is of similar vein. The objective of this thesis is to introduce a novel but constructive approach to implement catchment efficiency improvement with regard to ferromagnetic particles by increasing their density in proximity to the melt pool through introduction of a magnetic (or electromagnetic) field. This field acts to produce a lensing or concentric constriction of the particle stream above, and as its contents near and enter the AM build zone. The particle dynamics and stream studied have a purely vertical initial velocity and steady flow rate. Not discussed are melt pool effects from the introduced magnetic field, or angled AM particle streams. Four analytical methods to determine the magnetic (B) field either on or off the axis of a solenoid are first studied, then narrowed to two to verify Matlab programming from an established benchmark. A finite element (FEA) model is constructed to provide simulations and a soft iron particle is introduced to further determine validity of Matlab programming for both air core and iron core constructs. A similar process uses permanent magnets in place of a coil. A parametric sweep in the FEA software generates force data for post-processing in Matlab to produce particle displacement plots using differential equations to complete this technique. The aforementioned simulation process serves as confirmation of particle path diversion and additional experimental validation is proposed. The experiments would substantiate particulate path diversions in the presence of the permanent magnet configuration, substituted for a coil configuration, to confirm the simulated construct to be authentic regarding its required particulate force effects.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.subjectAdditive Manufacturingen
dc.subjectair core solenoiden
dc.subjectapplication of ode 45 differential equationen
dc.subjectcatchment efficiencyen
dc.subjectcatchment efficiency improvementen
dc.subjectelectromagnetic actuatoren
dc.subjectelectromagnetic fielden
dc.subjectelectromagnetic forceen
dc.subjectelliptic integralsen
dc.subjectferromagnetic particleen
dc.subjectiron core solenoiden
dc.subjectiron particleen
dc.subjectmagnetic fielden
dc.subjectmagnetic field spatial derivativesen
dc.subjectparametric sweepen
dc.subjectpermanent magnetsen
dc.subjectsummation and elliptic integral proofingen
dc.titleFeasibility Study of Ferromagnetic Particulate Path Diversion in Additive Manufacturingen
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
dc.pendingfalse
uws-etd.degree.departmentMechanical and Mechatronics Engineeringen
uws-etd.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineeringen
uws-etd.degree.grantorUniversity of Waterlooen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Applied Scienceen
uws.contributor.advisorKhamesee, Mir Behrad
uws.contributor.advisorKhajepour, Amir
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Engineeringen
uws.published.cityWaterlooen
uws.published.countryCanadaen
uws.published.provinceOntarioen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen


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