Electrothermally actuated bi-directional linear vibromotor

Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-150

  Pai, Minfan ^a   Tien, Norman C ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

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EID: 0033438111     PISSN: 10893954     EISSN: 10893954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/108939599199800     Document Type: Article

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