Simulation of non-Newtonian ink transfer between two separating plates for gravure-offset printing

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 298-307

  Ahmed, Dewan Hasan ^a   Sung, Hyung Jin ^a   Kim, Dong Soo ^b  

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

^b Korea Institute of Machine and Materials   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Capillary number; Contact angle; Gravure offset printing; Non Newtonian fluid

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM PLATE; BREAK-UP; CAPILLARY NUMBERS; CARREAU MODELS; CONDUCTIVE INK; CONSTANT VELOCITIES; GRAVURE-OFFSET PRINTING; INK TRANSFER; MINIMUM THICKNESS; NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; NON-NEWTONIAN; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PARALLEL PLATES; SATELLITE DROPLETS; UNSTABLE BEHAVIOR; UPPER PLATE; VOLUME OF FLUID MODEL;

CAPILLARITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUIDS; INK; LITHOGRAPHY; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; OFFSET PRINTING; PRINTING PRESSES; RHEOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOUS FLOW;

GRAPHIC METHODS;

EID: 78751581894     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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