Non-Newtonian ink transfer in gravure-offset printing

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 308-317

  Ghadiri, Fatemeh ^a   Ahmed, Dewan Hasan ^a   Sung, Hyung Jin ^a   Shirani, Ebrahim ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carreau model; Contact angle; Gravure printing; VOF method

Indexed keywords

CARREAU MODELS; CONSTANT VELOCITIES; FLAT PLATE; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; GRAVURE PRINTING; GROOVE ANGLE; GROOVE DEPTH; INK TRANSFER; LIQUID FILAMENTS; NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; NON-NEWTONIAN; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; TRANSFER RATIO; VERTICAL VELOCITY; VOF METHOD; VOLUME OF FLUID METHOD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; FLUIDS; INK; LITHOGRAPHY; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; OFFSET PRINTING; PRINTING PRESSES; SURFACE TENSION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

GRAPHIC METHODS;

EID: 78751567811     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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