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The use of Fluidized Bed Chemical Vapor Deposition to coat particles or fibers is inherently slow and capital intensive, as it requires constant modifications to the equipment to account for changes in the characteristics of the substrates to be coated. The limitations in the number of variables that can be simultaneously tested and the complexity of machining high-temperature ceramics used for the construction of CVD systems has led to the use of components with simple geometries. In this new process, we combine computer modeling and additive manufacturing to move beyond this limitation, by allowing for the first time the rapid design, prototyping, and testing of multiple components, without any geometrical constraint. Initial designs are 3D printed and tested at room temperature to accelerate the down selection of components that can be later be produced and tested at high temperatures also using additive manufacturing or any other traditional fabrication for metals and ceramics.
Contact
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