Flow simulation and visualization of a microdroplet generator

Chung Chu Chen; Chen Kuei Chung; Shih Huei Chen; Tong Ming Liou

Flow simulation and visualization of a microdroplet generator

Chung Chu Chen, Chen Kuei Chung, Shih Huei Chen, Tong Ming Liou

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

This paper investigates droplet characteristics and refill time of the microdroplet generators with different shape of actuator and actuation amplitude. The simulation results show that a ring-type actuator provides the best performance on the droplet trajectory and ink refill time. Droplets generated by the ring-type actuator have the shortest initial pillar length and the least velocity inconsistency. Hence, the occurrence of satellite droplet is diminished. Square- and circle-type actuators have a refill time of 67 and 61 μs, respectively, up to 37% larger than the value of 49 μs of the ring-type actuator. For the ring-type actuator, the droplet size, tip velocity, and refill time are in proportion to the actuation amplitude for a given nozzle diameter.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	141-152
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing
Volume	11
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 2004 Dec 1

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanical Engineering
Computer Science Applications

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