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Glass-Based Devices to Generate Drops and Emulsions
Published on: April 5, 2022
Liquid meniscus oscillation and drop ejection by ac voltage, pulsed dc voltage, and superimposing dc to ac voltages
Si Bui Quang Tran1, Doyoung Byun, Vu Dat Nguyen
1Department of Aerospace Information Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
The electrohydrodynamic (EHD) spraying technique has been utilized in applications such as inkjet printing and mass spectrometry technologies. In this paper, the role of electrical potential signals in jetting and on the oscillation of the meniscus is evaluated. The jetting and the meniscus oscillation behavior are experimentally investigated under ac voltage, ac voltage superimposed on dc voltage, and pulsed dc voltage. Based on this in-depth study of the meniscus behavior under various signals, the optimal signal is implemented to an EHD inkjet head for drop-on-demand operation. For applied ac voltage and ac voltage superimposed on dc voltage, the jetting phenomenon is a dynamic process due to sequential opposite sign signals. The jetting occurs at the end of the oscillation cycle, where the meniscus oscillates upward and arrives at its highest position.
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