Three-dimensional CFD-simulation of a thermal bubble jet printhead

2004 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show - NSTI Nanotech 2004

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 227-230

  Lindemann, T ^a   Sassano, D ^b   Bellone, A ^b   Zengerle, R ^a   Koltay, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Olvetti I Jet ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Bubble jet printhead; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Volume of fluid (VOF)

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HEATING; INK; NUCLEATION; OPTIMIZATION; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; SURFACE TENSION;

BUBBLE JET PRINTHEAD; THERMAL BUBBLES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL DEVICES; VOLUME OF FLUID (VOF);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 6344282689     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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