Numerical study of surfactants’ effect in surface agglomeration during 3D nano-inkjet printing by many-body dissipative particle dynamics

• Main Authors: Aphinyan, Suphanat, Ang, Elisa Yun Mei, Geethalakshmi, K. R., Yeo, Jingjie, Lin, Rongming, Ng, Teng Yong
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Prototyping; Many-Body Dissipative Particle Dynamics (MDPD); 3D Inkjet Printing
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88559; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45836
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Surfactants are necessary in very small scale 3D inkjet printing in order to control and reduce agglomeration leading to nozzle clogging. This numerical study specially focuses on nano-droplet formation that takes place at the nozzle. As nano-droplet formation can be modelled by Many-Body Dissipa...