SELECTION OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY FOR OPTIMIZED INTAKE MANIFOLD: A REVIEW

Abstract

Additive Manufacturing (AM) is on the path of becoming the next big thing that will possess the capability of printing almost any object. It involves printing objects from a digital template to a physical 3-dimensional physical structure. A relatively newer field, where AM finds its application, is in the Automobile industry for manufacturing the various automotive components. One example of the same is the intake manifold. This research makes an attempt to look into the potential methods of AM available to us and proposes one of them to be the best AM technology for printing a functional intake manifold with optimized geometric design which would yield maximum volumetric efficiency for the engine