Additive manufacturing for energy: A review

Sun, Cheng; Wang, Yun; McMurtrey, Michael D; Jerred, Nathan; Liou, Frank W.; Ju, Li

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116041

Cited by 196 publications

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“…In the power industry, additive manufacturing can be used for the construction of reactors. For the time being, additive technology is used to a limited extent in small parts for existing nuclear power plants [39]. As mentioned, these technologies are not widely used in the manufacture of components for the operation of nuclear power plants but may soon be widely deployed and can drastically reduce production costs, combine multiple systems, and increase safety and efficiency [38].…”

Section: Advanced Digital Production and Additive Manufacturing Technmentioning

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Digitization, Digital Twins, Blockchain, and Industry 4.0 as Elements of Management Process in Enterprises in the Energy Sector

Borowski

2021

Energies

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In the 21st century, it is becoming increasingly clear that human activities and the activities of enterprises affect the environment. Therefore, it is important to learn about the methods in which companies minimize the negative effects of their activities. The article presents the steps taken and innovative actions carried out by enterprises in the energy sector. The article analyzes innovative activities undertaken and implemented by enterprises from the energy sector. The relationships between innovative strategies, including, inter alia, digitization, and Industry 4.0 solutions, in the development of companies and the achieved results concerning sustainable development and environmental impact. Digitization has far exceeded traditional productivity improvement ranges of 3–5% per year, with a clear cost improvement potential of well above 25%. Enterprises on a large scale make attempts to increase energy efficiency by implementing the state-of-the-art innovative technical and technological solutions, which increase reliability and durability (material and mechanical engineering). Digitization of energy companies allows them to reduce operating costs and increases efficiency. With digital advances, the useful life of an energy plant can be increased up to 30%. Advanced technologies, blockchain, and the use of intelligent networks enables the activation of prosumers in the electricity market. Reducing energy consumption in industry and at the same time increasing energy efficiency for which the European Union is fighting in the clean air package for all Europeans have a positive impact on environmental protection, sustainable development, and the implementation of the decarbonization program.

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Section: Advanced Digital Production and Additive Manufacturing Technmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digitization, Digital Twins, Blockchain, and Industry 4.0 as Elements of Management Process in Enterprises in the Energy Sector

Borowski

2021

Energies

250

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“…The integration of additive manufacturing technology into the high-performance stainless steel submersible pump market would allow the development of impeller blade profiles with a greater hydraulic efficiency [35], thanks to a greater design freedom, with the possibility of easily creating complex shapes and using ultra-light and ultra-resistant materials, such as titanium or aluminum alloys, to reduce masses, thicknesses, and wear. Further advantages relate to the possibility of customizing the hydraulic characteristics of the pump body so as to maximize internal efficiency, for all applications, with a significant improvement in energy conversion processes [36].…”

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Re-Engineering of an Impeller for Submersible Electric Pump to Be Produced by Selective Laser Melting

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The subject of the present study is the reproduction of a submersible electric pump impeller through reverse engineering and additive manufacturing. All of the phases commonly envisaged in the reproduction of an existing piece were carried out. The aim of the study is to show how the chosen pump component can be effectively re-engineered and produced with the selective laser melting technique, obtaining a final product that is comparable if not even better than the starting one. To achieve this goal, the original piece was redesigned and a new model was created and analyzed. The whole process has been split into three main phases: (i) realization of the three-dimensional model from an existing piece using reverse engineering techniques; (ii) finite element analysis for the optimization of the use of the material; and (iii) 3D printing of a concept model in polyethylene terephthalate by using the fused deposition modeling technology and of the functional model in AISI 316 stainless steel with selective laser melting technology.

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“…The emerging evolution of additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, has been immensely fascinating since the birth of its first conception in 1981 using the stereolithography process, which then became patent and commercial in 1986 [1][2][3]. There are numerous applications of AM elements in various fields, e.g., aerospace [4], medical [5], dentistry [6], consumer goods [7], renewable and nuclear energy [8,9], as well as energy storage devices such as battery [10][11][12] and fuel cell [13][14][15][16]. The AM term has been prevalent for a wide range of techniques used to fabricate a variety of 3D shapes by depositing an additional material layer upon layer in contrast to the subtractive method.…”

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Temperature Influence on Additive Manufactured Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Muna

Mieloszyk

2021

Materials

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The popular applications of Additive Manufactured (AM) polymer materials in engineering, medical, and industrial fields have been widely recognized due to their high-speed production despite their complex design shapes. Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is the technique that has become the most renowned AM process due to its simplicity and because it is the cheapest method. The main objective of this research is to perform a numerical simulation of the thermo-mechanical behaviour of AM polymer with continuous carbon fibre reinforcement exposed to elevated temperatures. The influence of global thermal loads on AM material was focused on mechanical property changes at the microscale (level of fiber–matrix interaction). The mechanical response (strain/stress distribution) of the AM material on the temperature loading was modelled using the finite element method (FEM). The coupled thermal-displacement analysis was used during the numerical calculations. The strain in the sample due to its exposition on elevated temperature was measured using fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. The numerical results were compared with the experimental results achieved for the sample exposure to the same thermal conditions showing good agreement. A strong influence of the temperature on the matrix structure and the condition of bondings between fibres and matrix was observed.

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Additive manufacturing for energy: A review

Cited by 196 publications

References 126 publications

Digitization, Digital Twins, Blockchain, and Industry 4.0 as Elements of Management Process in Enterprises in the Energy Sector

Digitization, Digital Twins, Blockchain, and Industry 4.0 as Elements of Management Process in Enterprises in the Energy Sector

Re-Engineering of an Impeller for Submersible Electric Pump to Be Produced by Selective Laser Melting

Temperature Influence on Additive Manufactured Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

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