Numerical Modeling of the Motion and Interaction of a Droplet of an Inkjet Printing Process with a Flat Surface
The numerical simulation and analysis of the ejection of an ink droplet through a nozzle as well its motion through air until its contact with a surface and taking up of a stable form is performed. The fluid flow is modeled by the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations with added surface tension. Th...
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| author | Tim Tofan Harald Kruggel-Emden Vytautas Turla Raimondas Jasevičius |
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| description | The numerical simulation and analysis of the ejection of an ink droplet through a nozzle as well its motion through air until its contact with a surface and taking up of a stable form is performed. The fluid flow is modeled by the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations with added surface tension. The presented model can be solved using either a level set or a phase field method to track the fluid interface. Here, the level set method is used to determinate the interface between ink and air. The presented work concentrates on the demonstration how to check the suitability of ink for inkjet printhead nozzles, for instance, for the use in printers. The results such as velocity, change of size, and volume dependence on time of an ink droplet are presented. Recommendations for the use of specific inks are also given. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a634c89bd164c2da31dfa4f10c40c3b2023-12-03T12:20:45ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-01-0111252710.3390/app11020527Numerical Modeling of the Motion and Interaction of a Droplet of an Inkjet Printing Process with a Flat SurfaceTim Tofan0Harald Kruggel-Emden1Vytautas Turla2Raimondas Jasevičius3Department of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, J. Basanavicius str. 28, Vilnius 03224, LithuaniaChair of Mechanical Process Engineering and Solids Processing, Technical University of Berlin, Str. des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Mechatronics, Robotics and Digital Manufacturing, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, J. Basanavicius str. 28, Vilnius 03224, LithuaniaDepartment of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, J. Basanavicius str. 28, Vilnius 03224, LithuaniaThe numerical simulation and analysis of the ejection of an ink droplet through a nozzle as well its motion through air until its contact with a surface and taking up of a stable form is performed. The fluid flow is modeled by the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations with added surface tension. The presented model can be solved using either a level set or a phase field method to track the fluid interface. Here, the level set method is used to determinate the interface between ink and air. The presented work concentrates on the demonstration how to check the suitability of ink for inkjet printhead nozzles, for instance, for the use in printers. The results such as velocity, change of size, and volume dependence on time of an ink droplet are presented. Recommendations for the use of specific inks are also given.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/2/527drop-on-demand inkjetprinting nozzledropletmeasurement of droplet trajectoryCOMSOL |
| spellingShingle | Tim Tofan Harald Kruggel-Emden Vytautas Turla Raimondas Jasevičius Numerical Modeling of the Motion and Interaction of a Droplet of an Inkjet Printing Process with a Flat Surface Applied Sciences drop-on-demand inkjet printing nozzle droplet measurement of droplet trajectory COMSOL |
| title | Numerical Modeling of the Motion and Interaction of a Droplet of an Inkjet Printing Process with a Flat Surface |
| title_full | Numerical Modeling of the Motion and Interaction of a Droplet of an Inkjet Printing Process with a Flat Surface |
| title_fullStr | Numerical Modeling of the Motion and Interaction of a Droplet of an Inkjet Printing Process with a Flat Surface |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numerical Modeling of the Motion and Interaction of a Droplet of an Inkjet Printing Process with a Flat Surface |
| title_short | Numerical Modeling of the Motion and Interaction of a Droplet of an Inkjet Printing Process with a Flat Surface |
| title_sort | numerical modeling of the motion and interaction of a droplet of an inkjet printing process with a flat surface |
| topic | drop-on-demand inkjet printing nozzle droplet measurement of droplet trajectory COMSOL |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/2/527 |
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