Electrohydrodynamical behavior of charged droplets in air and its coalescence

Author

Asano, Kazutoshi ; Yatsuzuka, Kyoko ; Higashiyama, Yoshio

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Inf. Eng., Yamagata Univ., Japan

fYear

1992

fDate

4-9 Oct. 1992

Firstpage

1402

Abstract

To improve the quality of characters printed with an ink jet printer, the effect of aerodynamics on the trajectories of the charged droplets must be taken in account. Experimental results showing that the drag coefficient for the train of droplets is much smaller than that of a single droplet are reported. The ratio of the drag coefficient of the train of droplets to the Stokes´ resistance was about 0.5-0.65 for a frequency of about 80 kHz. This ratio seems to change with the droplet separation, initial velocity, and other factors. It was also found experimentally that the observed coalescence of droplets during their transit from a nozzle to a platen depended on various parameters. In general, coalescence occurred when the droplets were highly charged.<>

Keywords

drag; drops; electrohydrodynamics; electrophotography; electrostatics; nozzles; 80 kHz; EHD; Stokes´ resistance; aerodynamics; air; charged droplets; coalescence; drag coefficient; droplet separation; electrohydrodynamics; electrophotography; initial velocity; ink jet printer; nozzle; platen; Assembly; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Data processing; Electrodes; Frequency conversion; Ink; Microcomputers; Optical frequency conversion; Reservoirs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE

Conference_Location

Houston, TX, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0635-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.1992.244254

Filename

244254