Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Exeter |
Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students, International Students |
Funding amount: | £18,622 annual stipend |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 27th February 2024 |
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Closes: | 31st March 2024 |
Reference: | 5066 |
Supervisory Team
Dr Jingchao Jiang, Department of Engineering, University of Exeter
Prof Voicu Ion Sucala, Department of Engineering, University of Exeter
Project Description
Additive Manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, has emerged as a transformative technology with the potential to revolutionize various industries by enabling the fabrication of complex and customized structures. This Ph.D. project aims to develop a new additive manufacturing technique for specific new materials. New 3D Printing machine will be designed and developed. Advanced strategies will also be investigated for optimizing the additive manufacturing process across multiple dimensions, including material selection, process parameters, and print path algorithms. The research will start by systematically characterizing some new materials suitable for additive manufacturing, considering factors such as thermal stability, mechanical properties, and manufacturability. Simulations will be carried out for designing the suitable 3D printer structures. Subsequently, a comprehensive study of process parameters, including temperature, printing speed, print paths and heat distribution, will be conducted to identify optimal conditions for specific materials.
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