In-line mixing printhead for multimaterial aerosol jet printing
| DWPI Title: Static mixer e.g., helix static mixer, x-grid static mixer for multimaterial aerosol jet printhead has mixing elements contained in hollow flow tube for mixing two or more ink streams that comprise droplets |
| Abstract: An aerosol jet printhead comprising an in-line static mixer can mix multiple aerosol streams for co-deposition from a single nozzle. A printhead was designed, fabricated, and tested, demonstrating in-plane functionally graded films. The inline mixing printhead can be used with a compact aerosol jet deposition system. |
| Use: Static mixer e.g., a helix static mixer, an x-grid static mixer for a multimaterial aerosol jet printhead for an in-line mixing printhead for multimaterial aerosol jet printing. |
| Advantage: The static mixer achieve suitable mixing of multiple ink streams and enables continuous mixing of the ink streams, without moving components. |
| Novelty: The static mixer has mixing elements contained in a hollow flow tube for mixing two or more ink streams . The two or more ink streams comprise droplets of less than 5 microns in diameter. |
| Filed: 8/18/2020 |
| Application Number: US16996275A |
| Tech ID: SD 15153.1 |
| This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |
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