A comparative study between syringe-based and screw-based 3D food printers by computational simulation

• Published in: Computers and electronics in agriculture Vol. 162; pp. 397 - 404
• Main Authors: Guo, Chao-Fan, Zhang, Min, Bhandari, Bhesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.07.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: 3-D printers; Comparative studies; Comparative study; Computational fluid dynamics; Computational simulation; Computer simulation; Extrusion; Flow characteristics; Fluid flow; Food; food processing; Inks; New technology; Printers; Screw-based 3D food printer; Simulation; simulation models; Syringe-based 3D food printer; Three dimensional models; Three dimensional printing; viscosity; Syringe-based 3D food printer; Screw-based 3D food printer; Comparative study; Computational simulation

•Computational simulated models were built for syringe and screw-based 3D printer.•A comparative study was carried out for syringe and screw-based printer based on fluid characteristics.•The screw-based printer’s fluid characteristics are more complex than syringe-based one.•Backflows were found at...