Title :
Ballistic aerosol marking
Author :
Volkel, A.R. ; Anderson, G.B. ; Endicott, F.J. ; Chow, E.M. ; Pattekar, A.V.
Author_Institution :
Xerox PARC, USA
Abstract :
Ballistic Aerosol Marking (BAM) is a radically new printing concept that combines the simplicity of a direct marking technique such as inkjet printing with the quality and color range/stability of Xerography. This is achieved by using high-speed gas jets as the transport fluid and Xerographic toner particles as the marking material. In this paper we will provide an introduction into this novel concept, discuss design considerations from Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and electrostatics simulations, and show some proof-of-concept results from single channel experiments.
Keywords :
aerosols; computational fluid dynamics; flow simulation; ink jet printing; jets; microchannel flow; photocopying; two-phase flow; ballistic aerosol marking; computational fluid dynamics; direct marking technique; electrostatic simulation; gas jet; inkjet printing; marking material; printing concept; transport fluid; xerographic toner particle; xerography; Atmospheric modeling; Computational fluid dynamics; Electrophotography; Ink; Neck; Printing; Printing; direct marking; electrostatic actuation; micro-fluidics;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (TRANSDUCERS & EUROSENSORS XXVII), 2013 Transducers & Eurosensors XXVII: The 17th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
DOI :
10.1109/Transducers.2013.6627286
