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Investigation of driving waveform and resonance pressure in piezoelectric inkjet printing

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In order to improve the processing throughput and printing quality of inkjet printing technology, the droplet stability and ejection speed need to be well controlled. This paper investigates the relationship between the driving waveform and resonance pressure of piezoelectric inkjet printers using computational simulation and experiments. The detailed pressure history under various driving conditions is obtained. Furthermore, the individual contribution of each waveform parameter is evaluated.

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This study was supported by the National Science Council (NSC 100-2120-M-006-009 and 101-2120-M-006-007), the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs (101-D0204-2), and Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology (CSIST) (CSIST-010-V101 (101)) in Taiwan.

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    Yu-Feng Liu, Yen-Fang Pai, Ming-Hsu Tsai & Weng-Sing Hwang

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Liu, YF., Pai, YF., Tsai, MH. et al. Investigation of driving waveform and resonance pressure in piezoelectric inkjet printing. Appl. Phys. A 109, 323–329 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-012-7099-8

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