Title :
Simulation of a drop-on-demand print head with planar piezoelectric transducer
Author_Institution :
Lehrstuhl fuer Feingeratebau & Getriebelehre, Tech. Univ. Munchen, West Germany
Abstract :
The improvement of the design of a drop-on-demand ink-jet printhead by means of a simulation program is investigated. The constructional concept behind this printhead is an adaptation of existing designs using piezoelectric bilaminar transducers. The ruling physical effects are discussed to get a suitable model with appropriate simplifications. On the basis of the finite-element method, the dynamic behavior of the drop-generator is derived. Comparison with experimental data yields small deviations
Keywords :
CAD; ink jet printers; piezoelectric transducers; drop-generator; drop-on-demand print head; dynamic behavior; finite-element method; piezoelectric bilaminar transducers; planar piezoelectric transducer; simulation program; Bonding; Computational modeling; Design optimization; Equations; Finite element methods; Ink jet printing; Piezoelectric materials; Piezoelectric transducers; Production; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
CompEuro '89., 'VLSI and Computer Peripherals. VLSI and Microelectronic Applications in Intelligent Peripherals and their Interconnection Networks', Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1940-6
DOI :
10.1109/CMPEUR.1989.93371
