This CMI-funded research was conducted at Ames Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Achievement:
Designed an electromagnet core to produce field for in-situ alignment of 3D printed magnets in BAAM. It is promising for application in accelerated prototyping of anisotropic magnets
Significance and Impact:
- Applying field during additive manufacturing of bonded magnets helps achieve anisotropic bonded magnets with higher energy product
- In-printing alignment eliminates the current practice of post-printing alignment thereby
- maximizing the benefits and efficiency of 3D printing of anisotropic permanent magnets production
- Analysis of field indicates potential for bi-directional magnetization using a different geometry
Details and Next Steps:
Coupled fluid and electromagnetic models predict drag forces under applied field
Work with experimental efforts for accelerated prototype development
