Modelling and test of a thermally-driven phase-change nonmechanical micropump

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 713-719

  Song, Y J ^a,b   Zhao, T S ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; CHANNEL FLOW; ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUMPS;

VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATES;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0035505961     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/11/6/314     Document Type: Article

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