Bubble growth and ink ejection process of a thermal ink jet printhead

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 683-689

  Chen, Ping Hei ^a   Chen, Wen Cheng ^a   Chang, S H ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Flow visualization; Fluid mechanics; Ink jet printhead

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID MECHANICS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; INK; NOZZLES; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BUBBLE GROWTH; INK EJECTION; INK JET PRINTHEAD;

PRINTING MACHINERY;

EID: 0031171506     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7403(96)00067-7     Document Type: Article

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