Droplet ejection study of a Picojet printhead

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 180-188

  Yang, An Shik ^a   Yang, Jinn Cherng ^b   Hong, Ming Ching ^a  

^a DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FLUID MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PRINTING MACHINERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DROPLET EJECTION; LIQUID EJECTION; PICOJET PRINTHEAD; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONSERVATION EQUATIONS;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 29144519473     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/16/1/024     Document Type: Article

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