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Modeling of positive-displacement dispensing process

dc.contributor.advisorChen, X. B. (Daniel)en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberNiu, Huien_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBugg, James D.en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberZhang, W. J. (Chris)en_US
dc.creatorKai, Junen_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-03-31T15:28:27Zen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-04T04:27:48Z
dc.date.available2009-04-01T08:00:00Zen_US
dc.date.available2013-01-04T04:27:48Z
dc.date.created2008en_US
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.date.submitted2008en_US
dc.description.abstractFluid dispensing is a method by which fluid materials are delivered to the targeted boards in a controlled manner and has been extensively applied in various packaging processes in the electronics assembly industry. In these processes, the flow rate of the fluid dispensed and/or the fluid amount transferred onto a board are two important performance indexes. Due to the involvement of the compressibility and non-Newtonian behaviour of the fluid being dispensed, modeling the fluid dispensing process has proven to be a challenging task. This thesis presents a study on the modeling of the positive displacement dispensing process, in which the linear displacement of a piston is used to dispense fluid. Also, this thesis presents an evaluation of different designs of the fluid dispensing system based on the axiomatic design principles. At first, the characterization of the flow behaviour of fluids used in the electronic packaging industry is addressed. Based on the previous experiments conducted in the author’s lab, a 3-parameter Carreau model for the fluid Hysol FP4451 is derived for use in the present study. Then, taking into account fluid compressibility and flow behaviour, a model is developed to represent the dynamics of the flow rate of the fluid dispensed. The resulting model suggests that the dynamics of the flow rate in the positive displacement dispensing process is equivalent to that of a second order system. Based on the model developed, the influences of the fluid compressibility and the process parameters such as the dispensing time and needle temperature are investigated by simulations. In the positive dispensing process, it is noticed that the fluid amount dispensed out of needle is different from the fluid amount finally transferred to the board, if the fluid amount dispensed is very small. This difference is considered one major problem affecting dispensing performance. In order to determine the fluid amount transferred to the board, a 3-step method is developed in the present study, based on existing theories of liquid bridges and Laplace’s equation. Simulations are conducted based on the developed method to study the influence of surface tension and initial fluid amount on the final fluid amount transferred onto the board. Finally, this thesis presents a new approach to evaluate and compare different designs of the fluid dispensing system, namely air-pressure, rotary-crew, and positive- displacement. In this approach, the axiomatic design principles, i.e., the Independence Axiom and the Information Axiom, are employed. This approach can be used not only to evaluate existing dispensing systems, but also to design new dispensing systems.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-03312008-152827en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectNon-Newtonian fluiden_US
dc.subjectLiquid bridgeen_US
dc.subjectPositive-displacementen_US
dc.subjectdispensing processen_US
dc.subjectModelingen_US
dc.titleModeling of positive-displacement dispensing processen_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
dc.type.materialtexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentMechanical Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Saskatchewanen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US

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