An experimental analysis of the influence of the ink properties on the drop formation for direct thermal inkjet printing of high solid content aqueous 3Y-TZP suspensions

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1669-1678

  Özkol, Emre ^a   Ebert, Jörg ^a   Telle, Rainer ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inkjet printing; Suspensions; ZrO2

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; DIRECT INKJET PRINTING; DROP EJECTION; DROP VOLUME; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; HIGH SOLID CONTENT; INK PROPERTIES; SIMULATION RESULT; SINGLE DROPS; SOLID CONTENTS; SOLID FREE-FORM FABRICATION; THERMAL INKJET;

CALCIUM; DEMONSTRATIONS; DROP FORMATION; INK JET PRINTERS; INK JET PRINTING; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PRINTING PRESSES; SINTERING; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMAL PRINTING; YTTRIUM ALLOYS; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

INK;

EID: 77249088141     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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