An extensive study of the influence of key flow variables on printed line quality outcomes during aerosol jet printing using coupled three-dimensional numerical models

A three-dimensional (3D) numerical model was developed to explore the intricate aerodynamic mechanisms associated with aerosol jet printing (AJP). The proposed approach integrates computational fluid dynamics and discrete phase modeling, offering a comprehensive understanding of the deposition mecha...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Haining, Xu, Haifeng, Cui, Lin, Pan, Zhenggao, Lee, Pil-Ho, Jung, Min-Kyo, Choi, Joon-Phil
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1816122024-12-14T16:49:16Z An extensive study of the influence of key flow variables on printed line quality outcomes during aerosol jet printing using coupled three-dimensional numerical models Zhang, Haining Xu, Haifeng Cui, Lin Pan, Zhenggao Lee, Pil-Ho Jung, Min-Kyo Choi, Joon-Phil School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Engineering 3D numerical model Discrete phase model A three-dimensional (3D) numerical model was developed to explore the intricate aerodynamic mechanisms associated with aerosol jet printing (AJP). The proposed approach integrates computational fluid dynamics and discrete phase modeling, offering a comprehensive understanding of the deposition mechanisms of the AJP process. Initially, numerical solutions of the governing equations were obtained under the assumptions of compressible and laminar flows, facilitating an analysis of certain key flow variables, in this case, the sheath gas flow rate and carrier gas flow rate across the fluid domain. Subsequently, incorporating a Lagrangian discrete phase model allowed a detailed examination of the droplet behavior after nozzle ejection, considering the influence of the Saffman lift force. Finally, experiments were performed to elucidate the influence of key flow variables on the printed width. Generally, the measured printed line morphology and corresponding line electrical performance exhibited close conformity with the numerical model, demonstrating that the proposed numerical model is important for making well-informed decisions during process optimization. Published version The Doctor of Suzhou University Scientific Research Foundation Project (No. 2021BSK023); Scientific Research Platform of Suzhou University (No. 2021XJPT51); Key Discipline of Computer Science and Technology (No. 2019xjzdxk1); Teaching Research Project of Suzhou University (szxy2023jyjf84); the Research and Development Fund Project of Suzhou University (No. 2021fzjj29); the Key Research and Technology Development Projects of Anhui Province (No. 202004a06020045); the Major Projects of Natural Science Research in Universities of Anhui Province (2022AH040208), the Key Natural Science Project of Anhui Provincial Education Department (No. 2022AH051373); This research was also supported by the Basic Research Program funded by the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), grant number NK248I, and the Technology Innovation Program funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE, Korea), grant number 20024344. 2024-12-10T07:54:21Z 2024-12-10T07:54:21Z 2024 Journal Article Zhang, H., Xu, H., Cui, L., Pan, Z., Lee, P., Jung, M. & Choi, J. (2024). An extensive study of the influence of key flow variables on printed line quality outcomes during aerosol jet printing using coupled three-dimensional numerical models. Materials, 17(13), 17133179-. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma17133179 1996-1944 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181612 10.3390/ma17133179 38998262 2-s2.0-85198384265 13 17 17133179 en Materials © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). application/pdf
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Singapore
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topic Engineering
3D numerical model
Discrete phase model
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3D numerical model
Discrete phase model
Zhang, Haining
Xu, Haifeng
Cui, Lin
Pan, Zhenggao
Lee, Pil-Ho
Jung, Min-Kyo
Choi, Joon-Phil
An extensive study of the influence of key flow variables on printed line quality outcomes during aerosol jet printing using coupled three-dimensional numerical models
description A three-dimensional (3D) numerical model was developed to explore the intricate aerodynamic mechanisms associated with aerosol jet printing (AJP). The proposed approach integrates computational fluid dynamics and discrete phase modeling, offering a comprehensive understanding of the deposition mechanisms of the AJP process. Initially, numerical solutions of the governing equations were obtained under the assumptions of compressible and laminar flows, facilitating an analysis of certain key flow variables, in this case, the sheath gas flow rate and carrier gas flow rate across the fluid domain. Subsequently, incorporating a Lagrangian discrete phase model allowed a detailed examination of the droplet behavior after nozzle ejection, considering the influence of the Saffman lift force. Finally, experiments were performed to elucidate the influence of key flow variables on the printed width. Generally, the measured printed line morphology and corresponding line electrical performance exhibited close conformity with the numerical model, demonstrating that the proposed numerical model is important for making well-informed decisions during process optimization.
author2 School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
author_facet School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Zhang, Haining
Xu, Haifeng
Cui, Lin
Pan, Zhenggao
Lee, Pil-Ho
Jung, Min-Kyo
Choi, Joon-Phil
format Article
author Zhang, Haining
Xu, Haifeng
Cui, Lin
Pan, Zhenggao
Lee, Pil-Ho
Jung, Min-Kyo
Choi, Joon-Phil
author_sort Zhang, Haining
title An extensive study of the influence of key flow variables on printed line quality outcomes during aerosol jet printing using coupled three-dimensional numerical models
title_short An extensive study of the influence of key flow variables on printed line quality outcomes during aerosol jet printing using coupled three-dimensional numerical models
title_full An extensive study of the influence of key flow variables on printed line quality outcomes during aerosol jet printing using coupled three-dimensional numerical models
title_fullStr An extensive study of the influence of key flow variables on printed line quality outcomes during aerosol jet printing using coupled three-dimensional numerical models
title_full_unstemmed An extensive study of the influence of key flow variables on printed line quality outcomes during aerosol jet printing using coupled three-dimensional numerical models
title_sort extensive study of the influence of key flow variables on printed line quality outcomes during aerosol jet printing using coupled three-dimensional numerical models
publishDate 2024
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