A model for jet shortening in drop-on-demand ink-jet printing

International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 75-78

  Hoath, Stephen D ^a   Martin, Graham D ^a   Hutchings, Ian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL MODEL; DROP-ON-DEMAND; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FINITE LENGTH; HEAD SPEED; INITIAL VELOCITIES; NEW MODEL; POLYMER RELAXATIONS; SURFACE ENERGIES;

DIGITAL PRINTING; LIGAMENTS; PRINTING PRESSES; SPEED; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION;

INK JET PRINTING;

EID: 77952596035     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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