Additive Manufacturing, Modeling and Performance Evaluation of 3D Printed Fins for Surfboards
| Autor: | Marc in het Panhuis, Reece D. Gately, Geoff Latimer, Buyung Kosasih, Julie R. Steele, Stephen Beirne, Matthew Shirlaw, Andrew T Warren |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
chemistry.chemical_classification 3d printed Materials science Thermoplastic business.industry Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering 3D printing 02 engineering and technology Computational fluid dynamics 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics computer.software_genre 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology chemistry Mechanics of Materials Drag Computer Aided Design General Materials Science Composite material 0210 nano-technology business computer |
| Zdroj: | MRS Advances. 2:913-920 |
| ISSN: | 2059-8521 |
| DOI: | 10.1557/adv.2017.107 |
| Popis: | We demonstrate that Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) is a viable approach to rapidly prototype personalised fins for surfboards. Surfing is an iconic sport that is extremely popular in coastal regions around the world. We use computer aided design and 3D printing of a wide range of composite materials to print fins for surfboards, e.g. ABS, carbon fibre, fibre glass and amorphous thermoplastic poly(etherimide) resins. The mechanical characteristics of our 3D printed fins were found to be comparable to commercial fins. Computational fluid dynamics was employed to calculate longitudinal (drag) and tangential (turning) forces, which are important for surfboard maneuverability, stability and speed. A commercial tracking system was used to evaluate the performance of 3D printed fins under real-world conditions (i.e. surfing waves). These data showed that the surfing performance of surfboards with 3D printed fins is similar to that of surfboards with commercial fins. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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