| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M93291/01 |
| Title: |
AN EXPERIMENTAL & THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF CARRIER LAYER FLOW |
| Principal Investigator: |
Thompson, Professor H |
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| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Leeds |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
04 April 2000 |
Ends: |
03 December 2003 |
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52,930
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Creative Industries |
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Traditional methods of depositing multiple liquid layers onto a moving substrate have relied on a multiple-pass approach where the bottom layer is coated and dried, the second one coated and dried and so on. A more cost-effective alternative is to apply the layers simultaneously using pre-metered coating systems. Such systems are, however, inevitably more complicated and a popular approach to improving their coatability is to use thin, low viscosity carrier layers as the bottom layer. Very little is known about the influence of carrier layers in these systems and the primary goal of the proposed research is to provide scientific understanding of their role. To this end, a fundamental study of carrier layers in a prototype double-layer slide coating system is proposed which will (i) generate a database of experimental data for the prototype system under industrially-relevant flow conditions; (ii) develop and validate Finite Element software routines for the CFD analysis of carrier layer flows; (iii) identify optimal features of carrier layer flows by cross-referencing CFD predictions for industrial process conditions with externally-supplied data. The completion of the objectives will provide generic scientific insight into the role of carrier layers in pre-metered coating systems.
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