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Numerical Analysis Of Droplet Formation And Transport Of A Highly Viscous Liquid, Peiding Wang
Numerical Analysis Of Droplet Formation And Transport Of A Highly Viscous Liquid, Peiding Wang
Theses and Dissertations--Mechanical Engineering
Drop-on-demand (DOD) inkjet print-head has a major share of the market due to simplicity and feasibility of miniature system. The efficiency of droplet generation from DOD print-head is a result of several factors, include viscosity, surface tension, nozzle size, density, driving waveform (wave shape, frequency, and amplitude), etc. Key roles in the formation and behavior of liquid jets and drops combine three dimensionless groups: Reynolds number, Weber number and Ohnesorge number. These dimensionless groups provide some bounds to the “printability” of the liquid. Adequate understanding of these parameters is essential to improve the quality of droplets and provide guidelines for …