A low-cost, precise piezoelectric droplet-on-demand generator

作者:Harris Daniel M; Liu Tanya; Bush John W M*
来源:Experiments in Fluids, 2015, 56(4): 83.
DOI:10.1007/s00348-015-1950-6

摘要

We present the design of a piezoelectric droplet-on-demand generator capable of producing droplets of highly repeatable size ranging from 0.5 to 1.4 mm in diameter. The generator is low cost and simple to fabricate. We demonstrate the manner in which droplet diameter can be controlled through variation of the piezoelectric driving waveform parameters, outlet pressure, and nozzle diameter.