Development of a powder feeder for transporting metal powder in zero gravity

Authors

  • Matthias Pusch Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
  • Niklas Hoffmann Chair of Material Handling, University Magdeburg “Otto-von-Guericke”
  • Marvin Raupert Institute of Transport and Automation Technology (ITA), c/o Hannover Institute of Technology, Leibniz University Hannover
  • Christoph Lotz Institute of Transport and Automation Technology (ITA), c/o Hannover Institute of Technology, Leibniz University Hannover
  • Ludger Overmeyer Institute of Transport and Automation Technology (ITA), c/o Hannover Institute of Technology, Leibniz University Hannover
  • André Katterfeld Chair of Material Handling, University Magdeburg “Otto-von-Guericke”

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2195/lj_proc_pusch_de_202410_01%20%20

Keywords:

Metal powder, powder feeder, zero gravity, Einstein-Elevator, laser-based manufacturing

Abstract

This paper presents the development of a powder feeder for use in microgravity for the LP-DED process. The requirements result from the presented experimental setup, the experiment execution at the Einstein-Elevator as well as from the analysis of a classical powder feeder. Based on this, possible conveying principles are examined using the Discrete Element Method and possible designs are derived. Finally, a prototype implementation is presented.

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Published

2024-10-30

How to Cite

[1]
M. Pusch, N. Hoffmann, M. Raupert, C. Lotz, L. Overmeyer, and A. Katterfeld, “Development of a powder feeder for transporting metal powder in zero gravity”, LJ, no. 20, Oct. 2024.

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No. 20 (2024): Logistics Journal: Proceedings

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