Σύγκριση των περιβαλλοντικών επιπτώσεων κατά την τρισδιάστατη εκτύπωση πολυμερικών υλικών
Comparing environmental impacts during the 3D printing of polymeric material

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Τρισδιάστατη εκτύπωση ; Καταναλισκόμενη ενέργεια ; Παραγωγή CO2 ; PLA ; ABS ; NYLON ; CARBON-FIBERAbstract
The aim of this thesis is to study the energy consumption and CO2 production during
the three-dimensional printing of polymer specimens due to variations in (a) printing
temperature, (b) initial printing angle, (c) infill density, and (d) printing speed. Using
a FLASHFORGE Creator 3 three-dimensional printer to fabricate the threedimensional specimens and an Electrocoder Data Logger AL-2VA to record the
energy consumption, the energy consumption and CO2 production were measured by
varying the printing parameters. The results obtained demonstrate that the printing
temperature and the initial printing angle do not significantly affect the energy
consumed and the CO2 produced. Conversely, the infill density and the printing speed
significantly affect both energy consumption and CO2 production. Finally, during the
experiments, a correlation emerged between printing time and energy consumption.
The findings are particularly significant as they contribute to the understanding of the
energy consumption of a three-dimensional printer and to energy savings by varying
the printing parameters.