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Improved Energy Efficiency of Laser-Enhanced Nanoparticle Deposition System Analyzed with a Smart Power Monitoring Device

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Among microscale printing processes, dry nanoparticle printing is an environment friendly process that does not require toxic chemicals. With the increasing demand for microscale printing processes, their energy efficiency is becoming crucial in terms of the sustainability. To overcome the poor adhesion problem of dry nanoparticle printing processes, a laser process is often integrated as a hybrid system to improve the printing quality. In this study, the energy efficiency of the nanoparticle deposition system (NPDS) as well as the laser-enhanced nanoparticle deposition system (L-NPDS) are assessed. A smart power monitoring device is used to measure the energy required for the operation of each component in real time. The energy consumption required for deposition is calculated using a theoretical model in order to calculate the energy efficiency of the process. The results are compared with those of other aerosol printing processes. By introducing laser energy, printing is successfully realized without requiring vacuum conditions. Therefore, the total energy efficiency increases by 3.78 times with the laser process. The recyclability of the nanoparticles is confirmed through X-ray diffraction. In summary, the NPDS process becomes more sustainable with the introduction of an auxiliary laser process.

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Abbreviations

ADM:

Aerosol deposition method

CS:

Cold spray

NPDS:

Nanoparticle deposition system

L-NPDS:

Laser-enhanced nanoparticle deposition system

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) (No. NRF-2021R1A2B5B03087094, NRF-2021R1G1A1093618), SNU-Hojeon Garment Smart Factory Research Center funded by Hojeon Ltd. (SNU-0423-20200083), and Brain Korea 21 Plus Project.

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    Woo-Kyun Jung & Sung-Hoon Ahn

  3. Institute of Advanced Machines and Design, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea

    Sung-Hoon Ahn

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Song, JH., Jung, WK. & Ahn, SH. Improved Energy Efficiency of Laser-Enhanced Nanoparticle Deposition System Analyzed with a Smart Power Monitoring Device. Int. J. of Precis. Eng. and Manuf.-Green Tech. 10, 747–756 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40684-022-00494-0

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