Abstract
After analyzing the mechanics of the interaction between layers in stereolithography (SL) rapid prototyping, a method to simulate the liquid-solid transit shrinkage by thermal contract in solid state has been developed. Based on this method, an equivalent mechanical model was built to perform finite element analyzing. Stresses and strains are analyzed by ANSYS software. The experimental results show that the computational results are in accord with the experimental ones, and the numerical model can adequately be used to estimate the distortion in SL rapid prototyping.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 307-311 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Hsi-An Chiao Tung Ta Hsueh/Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Mar 2001 |
Keywords
- Numerical simulation
- Rapid prototyping
- Stereolithography (SL)