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Simulation of Two-Component Development Process for Frontloading Design
Nobuyuki Nakayama
Tomoyuki Ito
Youichi Watanabe
Nobuyuki Hirooka
Tomohiro Seko
  DOI :  10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2009.25.1.art00067_1  Published Online :  January 2009
Abstract

This report describes simulation technologies for digital frontloading of two-component development process in electrophotography. Electrophotography entails using multiphysics involving phenomena with yet unclear mechanisms such as air breakdown, tribocharging and powder dynamics. Thus, it requires much effort and many resources to develop electrophotography products. Numerical simulation is widely recognized as one of valid approaches to overcome these difficulties in product design. A tool for simulating the two-component development process has been developed including particle motion calculation using the Distinct Element Method and electric filed calculation using the Finite Element Method. The tool working on PC clusters is equipped with force decomposition method as a high-efficiency parallel computation algorithm to reduce calculation time. In addition, GUIs, and an online portal for PC clusters has been developed to support product designers utilizing the simulation tool. Validity of the tool was confirmed by comparison of developed toner mass and developer mass on development roller with the experimental results.

Journal Title : NIP & Digital Fabrication Conference
Publisher Name : Society of Imaging Science and Technology
Publisher Location : 7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151, USA
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Nobuyuki Nakayama, Tomoyuki Ito, Youichi Watanabe, Nobuyuki Hirooka, Tomohiro Seko, "Simulation of Two-Component Development Process for Frontloading Design"  in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP25),  2009,  pp 241 - 244,  https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2009.25.1.art00067_1

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Simulation of Two-Component Development Process for Frontloading Design
NakayamaNobuyuki
ItoTomoyuki
WatanabeYouichi
HirookaNobuyuki
SekoTomohiro
01012009
2009
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This report describes simulation technologies for digital frontloading of two-component development process in electrophotography. Electrophotography entails using multiphysics involving phenomena with yet unclear mechanisms such as air breakdown, tribocharging and powder dynamics. Thus, it requires much effort and many resources to develop electrophotography products. Numerical simulation is widely recognized as one of valid approaches to overcome these difficulties in product design. A tool for simulating the two-component development process has been developed including particle motion calculation using the Distinct Element Method and electric filed calculation using the Finite Element Method. The tool working on PC clusters is equipped with force decomposition method as a high-efficiency parallel computation algorithm to reduce calculation time. In addition, GUIs, and an online portal for PC clusters has been developed to support product designers utilizing the simulation tool. Validity of the tool was confirmed by comparison of developed toner mass and developer mass on development roller with the experimental results.