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Comparison of Lattice Boltzmann, Finite Element and Volume of Fluid Multicomponent Methods for Microfluidic Flow Problems and the Jetting of Microdroplets

Karun P. N. Datadien, Gianluca Di Staso, Christian Diddens, Herman M. A. Wijshoff & Federico Toschi

Commun. Comput. Phys., 33 (2023), pp. 912-936.

Published online: 2023-04

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We show that the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) based color-gradient model with a central moments formulation (CG-CM) is capable of accurately simulating the droplet-on-demand inkjetting process on a micrometer length scale by comparing it to the Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Finite Element Method (ALE-FEM). A full jetting cycle is simulated using both CG-CM and ALE-FEM and results are quantitatively compared by measuring the ejected ink velocity, volume and contraction rate. We also show that the individual relevant physical phenomena are accurately captured by considering three test-cases; droplet oscillation, ligament contraction and capillary rise. The first two cases test accuracy for a dynamic system where surface tension is the driving force and the third case is designed to test wetting boundary conditions. For the first two cases we also compare the CG-CM and ALE-FEM results to Volume of Fluid (VOF) simulations. Comparison of the three methods shows close agreement when compared to each other and analytical solutions, where available. Finally we demonstrate that asymmetric jetting is achievable using 3D CG-CM simulations utilizing asymmetric wetting conditions inside the jet-nozzle. This allows for systematic investigation into the physics of asymmetric jetting, e.g. due to jet-nozzle manufacturing imperfections or due to other disturbances.

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We show that the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) based color-gradient model with a central moments formulation (CG-CM) is capable of accurately simulating the droplet-on-demand inkjetting process on a micrometer length scale by comparing it to the Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Finite Element Method (ALE-FEM). A full jetting cycle is simulated using both CG-CM and ALE-FEM and results are quantitatively compared by measuring the ejected ink velocity, volume and contraction rate. We also show that the individual relevant physical phenomena are accurately captured by considering three test-cases; droplet oscillation, ligament contraction and capillary rise. The first two cases test accuracy for a dynamic system where surface tension is the driving force and the third case is designed to test wetting boundary conditions. For the first two cases we also compare the CG-CM and ALE-FEM results to Volume of Fluid (VOF) simulations. Comparison of the three methods shows close agreement when compared to each other and analytical solutions, where available. Finally we demonstrate that asymmetric jetting is achievable using 3D CG-CM simulations utilizing asymmetric wetting conditions inside the jet-nozzle. This allows for systematic investigation into the physics of asymmetric jetting, e.g. due to jet-nozzle manufacturing imperfections or due to other disturbances.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of Lattice Boltzmann, Finite Element and Volume of Fluid Multicomponent Methods for Microfluidic Flow Problems and the Jetting of Microdroplets AU - Datadien , Karun P. N. AU - Staso , Gianluca Di AU - Diddens , Christian AU - Wijshoff , Herman M. A. AU - Toschi , Federico JO - Communications in Computational Physics VL - 3 SP - 912 EP - 936 PY - 2023 DA - 2023/04 SN - 33 DO - http://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.OA-2022-0181 UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/cicp/21664.html KW - Lattice Boltzmann method, multiphase flow, multicomponent flow, inkjet printing. AB -

We show that the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) based color-gradient model with a central moments formulation (CG-CM) is capable of accurately simulating the droplet-on-demand inkjetting process on a micrometer length scale by comparing it to the Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Finite Element Method (ALE-FEM). A full jetting cycle is simulated using both CG-CM and ALE-FEM and results are quantitatively compared by measuring the ejected ink velocity, volume and contraction rate. We also show that the individual relevant physical phenomena are accurately captured by considering three test-cases; droplet oscillation, ligament contraction and capillary rise. The first two cases test accuracy for a dynamic system where surface tension is the driving force and the third case is designed to test wetting boundary conditions. For the first two cases we also compare the CG-CM and ALE-FEM results to Volume of Fluid (VOF) simulations. Comparison of the three methods shows close agreement when compared to each other and analytical solutions, where available. Finally we demonstrate that asymmetric jetting is achievable using 3D CG-CM simulations utilizing asymmetric wetting conditions inside the jet-nozzle. This allows for systematic investigation into the physics of asymmetric jetting, e.g. due to jet-nozzle manufacturing imperfections or due to other disturbances.

Karun P. N. Datadien, Gianluca Di Staso, Christian Diddens, Herman M. A. Wijshoff & Federico Toschi. (2023). Comparison of Lattice Boltzmann, Finite Element and Volume of Fluid Multicomponent Methods for Microfluidic Flow Problems and the Jetting of Microdroplets. Communications in Computational Physics. 33 (3). 912-936. doi:10.4208/cicp.OA-2022-0181
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