Modeling Studies of Ink, Plate, and Fountain Interactions by Contact Angle Measurements (2)

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Year: 1996
Pages: 10

Summary:

Representative plate image and non-image areas are characterized by ink spreading forces calculated from contact angles of ink-surrounded fountain droplets. The results indicate that the optimum ink-fountain combination varies from plate to plate. The interplay of kinetic and thermodynamic aspects is also discussed with respect to the effects of surfactants in fountain solutions.