A coupled level set projection method applied to ink jet simulation
A coupled level set projection method applied to ink jet simulation
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耦合水平集投影法应用于喷墨模拟
DOI:
10.4171/ifb/87
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发表时间:
2003
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1
通讯作者:
J. Sethian
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作者:
Jiun;Shinri Sakai;J. Sethian
A finite difference level set-projection method on rectangular grid is developed for piezoelectric ink jet simulation. The model is based on the Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible two-phase flows in the presence of surface tension and density jump across the interface separating ink and air, coupled to an electric circuit model which describes the driving mechanism behind the process, and a macroscopic contact model which describes the air-ink-wall dynamics. We simulate the axisymmetric flow using a combination of second order projection methods to solve the fluid equations and level set methods to track the air/ink interface. The numerical method can be used to analyze the motion of the interface, breakoff and formation of satellites, and effect of nozzle geometry on droplet size and motion. We focus on close comparison of our numerical ink jet simulation with experimental data. The corresponding author. This author was supported in part by the Applied Mathematical Sciences subprogram of the Office of Energy Research, U.S. Department of Energy, under Contract Number DE-AC03-76SF00098, and the Division of Mathematical Sciences of the National Science Foundation.