A general fluid dynamic analysis of drop ejection in drop-on-demand ink jet devices

Journal of Imaging Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 398-408

  Feng, James Q ^a  

^a XEROX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COLOR PRINTING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DAMPING; INK; KINEMATICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NOZZLES; SURFACE TENSION;

DROP EJECTION; DROP-ON-DEMAND DEVICES; INK JET PRINTERS;

PRINTERS (COMPUTER);

EID: 0036753784     PISSN: 10623701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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