This study examines the control of the cooling fan speed as an effective means of reducing emissions of volatile organic compounds during three-dimensional layer-by-layer printing. The high extrusion temperatures used in modern high-speed printers lead to emissions of harmful volatile organic compounds, which poses health risks in poorly ventilated rooms. A mathematical model has been developed to establish a quadratic relationship between the fan speed and the volumetric air flow, which directly affects the deposition of volatile organic compounds on the melt surface. The experimental setup uses relay control of the motor current and proportional-integral-differentiating speed control, ensuring rapid stabilization of the air flow with minimal overshoot. From the analysis of transient characteristics, including motor current, fan speed, airflow velocity, and power consumption, it is shown that precise control of fan speed creates stable and predictable airflow movement, significantly reducing emissions of volatile organic compounds. In addition, the results show that integrating the feedback of the volatile organic compounds sensor in real time with the control of the extrusion rate can offer an even more adaptive and effective strategy for reducing emissions. This research lays the foundation for safer and more efficient 3D printing processes with layer-by-layer deposition modeling through improved temperature and emission management.

Keywords: volatile organic compounds, three-dimensional printing, adaptive control, layer-by-layer deposition, regulation