Analysis of valveless micropumps with inertial effects

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 390-399

  Pan, L S ^a   Ng, T Y ^a   Wu, X H ^a   Lee, H P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUMPS;

INERTIAL EFFECTS; VALVELESS MICROPUMPS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0038353931     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/13/3/307     Document Type: Article

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