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Design Optimization For Heat Dissipation In Polymer Additive Manufacturing With Joule Heating, Tania Alejandra Ventura
Design Optimization For Heat Dissipation In Polymer Additive Manufacturing With Joule Heating, Tania Alejandra Ventura
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Nowadays, the use of additive manufacturing (AM) is mainly focused on the production of prototypes with the purpose of evaluating a design. This industry has become a subject of constant reinvention; in fact, an emerging application of AM is focused on creating parts with embedded electronics. However, the development of both traditional and additive manufactured electronics has led to an increase in power densities and size reduction. Consequently, thermal management has become essential in electronics, as overheating decreases reliability of the component leading to a premature failure.
In this study, a polycarbonate component design with integral electrical circuitry that is …