Fundamentals of inkjet printing : the science of inkjet and droplets

From droplet formation to final applications, this practical book presents the subject in a comprehensive and clear form, using only content derived from the latest published results. Starting at the very beginning, the topic of fluid mechanics is explained, allowing for a suitable regime for printing inks to subsequently be selected. There then follows a discussion on different print-head types and how to form droplets, covering the behavior of droplets in flight and upon impact with the substrate, as well as the droplet's wetting and drying behavior at the substrate. Commonly observed effects, such as the coffee ring effect, are included as well as printing in the third dimension. The book concludes with a look at what the future holds. As a unique feature, worked examples both at the practical and simulation level, as well as case studies are included. As a result, students and engineers in R&D will come to fully understand the complete process of inkjet printing. This Title Proposes A Unified Approach To Continuum Mechanics Which Is Consistent With Galilean Relativity. Based On The Notion Of Affine Tensors, A Simple Generalization Of The Classical Tensors, This Approach Allows Gathering The Usual Mechanical Entities - Mass, Energy, Force, Moment, Stresses, Linear And Angular Momentum - In A Single Tensor. Starting With The Basic Subjects, And Continuing Through To The Most Advanced Topics, The Authors' Presentation Is Progressive, Inductive And Bottom-up. They Begin With The Concept Of An Affine Tensor, A Natural Extension Of The Classical Tensors. The Simplest Types Of Affine Tensors Are The Points Of An Affine Space And The Affine Functions On This Space, But There Are More Complex Ones Which Are Relevant For Mechanics - Torsors And Momenta. The Essential Point Is To Derive The Balance Equations Of A Continuum From A Unique Principle Which Claims That These Tensors Are Affine-divergence Free. Géry De Saxcé. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This title proposes a unified approach to continuum mechanics which is consistent with Galilean relativity. Based on the notion of affine tensors, a simple generalization of the classical tensors, this approach allows gathering the usual mechanical entities - mass, energy, force, moment, stresses, linear and angular momentum - in a single tensor. Starting with the basic subjects, and continuing through to the most advanced topics, the authors' presentation is progressive, inductive and bottom-up. They begin with the concept of an affine tensor, a natural extension of the classical tensors. The simplest types of affine tensors are the points of an affine space and the affine functions on this space, but there are more complex ones which are relevant for mechanics - torsors and momenta. The essential point is to derive the balance equations of a continuum from a unique principle which claims that these tensors are affine-divergence free.-- Source other than Library of Congress This title proposes a unified approach to continuum mechanics which is consistent with Galilean relativity. Based on the notion of affine tensors, a simple generalization of the classical tensors, this approach allows gathering the usual mechanical entities - mass, energy, force, moment, stresses, linear and angular momentum - in a single tensor. Starting with the basic subjects, and continuing through to the most advanced topics, the authors' presentation is progressive, inductive and bottom-up. They begin with the concept of an affine tensor, a natural extension of the classical tensors. The simplest types of affine tensors are the points of an affine space and the affine functions on this space, but there are more complex ones which are relevant for mechanics - torsors and momenta. The essential point is to derive the balance equations of a continuum from a unique principle which claims that these tensors are affine-divergence free. [Source : 4ème de couverture]