Acoustic measurement of bubble size and position in an ink jet printhead

A. Bos, van der; R.J.M. Jeurissen; J. Jong, de; D. Lohse; M. Versluis; H. Reinten; M. Berg, van den; H.M.A. Wijshoff; R. Stevens

doi:10.1121/1.2935116

Acoustic measurement of bubble size and position in an ink jet printhead

A. Bos, van der, R.J.M. Jeurissen, J. Jong, de, D. Lohse, M. Versluis, H. Reinten, M. Berg, van den, H.M.A. Wijshoff, R. Stevens

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An acoustic measurement method of the volume and position of a bubble in an ink jet print head, is presented. The system is driven by a piëzo actuator. The actuator is also used as a sensor by measuring the current through the piëzo. The method used to determine the volume and position of the bubble is based on a linear model of the investigated system. This model predicts the current for a given position and volume of the bubble. The inverse problem is to infer the position and volume of the bubble from the measured current through the piëzo actuator. The solution of the inverse problem is demonstrated. Thus, an acoustical measurement method of these properties is obtained. The results from the acoustical measurement method correspond closely with results from optical measurements. This indicates validity of the presented method.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3703-3703
Journal	Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Volume	123
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2935116
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Acoustic measurement of bubble size and position in an ink jet printhead

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