In-flight thermal control of molten metal droplet streams

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 23-24, 2007, Pages 4554-4558

  Michaelis, B Matthew ^a   Dunn Rankin, Derek ^a   Smith Jr , Robert F ^a   Bobrow, James E ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive manufacturing; Droplet based manufacturing; Droplet heating; Forced convection; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROPS; LIQUID METALS; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL METHODS; RAPID PROTOTYPING; TURBULENT FLOW;

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; DROPLET HEATING; THERMAL CONTROL;

HEAT CONVECTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROPS; HEAT CONVECTION; LIQUID METALS; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL METHODS; RAPID PROTOTYPING; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 34748919136     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.03.036     Document Type: Article

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