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3d Chocolate Printer Dropper, Jessica Jimenez, Jacqueline Pielli, Shuhan Zhang
3d Chocolate Printer Dropper, Jessica Jimenez, Jacqueline Pielli, Shuhan Zhang
Mechanical Engineering Design Project Class
The Mechanical Engineering Department at Washington University in St. Louis is working to stimulate interest in the fields of fluid dynamics and thermal sciences, as students are not typically exposed to these topics within the first two years of school. Dr. Okamoto, Jeff Krampf, and Dr. Weisensee of the Mechanical Engineering Department would like to remedy this situation by developing a laboratory experiment for first year students that utilizes a 3D chocolate printer to teach thermal-fluid concepts in a fun and engaging manner. The goal of this project is to build a chocolate droplet dispensing system, which is a part …