Is this project an undergraduate, graduate, or faculty project?
Undergraduate
Project Type
individual
Campus
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Arineh Shahbazi, Sophomore
Lead Presenter's Name
Arineh Shahbazi
Lead Presenter's College
DB College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor Name
Dr. Mubarak Mujawar
Abstract
Currently, nanoparticle annealing based additive manufacturing process requires high temperatures, making them unsuitable for a broad range of applications. By lowering the temperature and developing a process to use Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma (CAPP) for annealing, many more doors are opened to a wide range of materials, films, and environments for space, communication, and microelectronics. CAPP-based additive manufacturing technology is continually evolving, making projects like nanoparticle annealing more feasible. In this work, we designed a CAPP jet printer assembly consisting of a 0.25-inch outer diameter glass tube connected to a 3D printing nozzle. The flow of Argon gas in the tube is maintained by a mass flow controller. The plasma jet is created by applying a high voltage (~10kV, 0.01 A) to copper electrodes on a glass tube. The current work highlights the development of a Python and NI LabVIEW-based digital interface to automate our CAPP jet-based plasma printing process by designing a control system with a feedback loop for the power supply, pressure monitor, Mass Flow Controller, and x-y-z stage. The data from the power supply and MKS mass flow controller were acquired using an NI USB 6001 I/O device. The program integrates the acquisition, in-situ analysis, and real-time data visualization, apart from allowing more access to end users. Moving forward, we aim to create a web-based portal to remotely control the mass flow controller and 3D printer.
Did this research project receive funding support (Spark, SURF, Research Abroad, Student Internal Grants, Collaborative, Climbing, or Ignite Grants) from the Office of Undergraduate Research?
No
Included in
Controls and Control Theory Commons, Manufacturing Commons, Plasma and Beam Physics Commons
A Feedback Loop Control to Automate Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Based Additive Manufacturing
Currently, nanoparticle annealing based additive manufacturing process requires high temperatures, making them unsuitable for a broad range of applications. By lowering the temperature and developing a process to use Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma (CAPP) for annealing, many more doors are opened to a wide range of materials, films, and environments for space, communication, and microelectronics. CAPP-based additive manufacturing technology is continually evolving, making projects like nanoparticle annealing more feasible. In this work, we designed a CAPP jet printer assembly consisting of a 0.25-inch outer diameter glass tube connected to a 3D printing nozzle. The flow of Argon gas in the tube is maintained by a mass flow controller. The plasma jet is created by applying a high voltage (~10kV, 0.01 A) to copper electrodes on a glass tube. The current work highlights the development of a Python and NI LabVIEW-based digital interface to automate our CAPP jet-based plasma printing process by designing a control system with a feedback loop for the power supply, pressure monitor, Mass Flow Controller, and x-y-z stage. The data from the power supply and MKS mass flow controller were acquired using an NI USB 6001 I/O device. The program integrates the acquisition, in-situ analysis, and real-time data visualization, apart from allowing more access to end users. Moving forward, we aim to create a web-based portal to remotely control the mass flow controller and 3D printer.