Apex seal design for the MEMS rotary engine power system

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Micro-Electromechanical Systems Division Publication (MEMS)

Volumn 5, Issue , 2003, Pages 157-162

  Martinez, Fabian C ^a   Knobloch, Aaron J ^a   Pisano, Albert P ^a  

^a UC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; ROTARY ENGINES; SEALS; STRAIN;

APEX SEAL OPERATIONS; COMPRESSION RATIO;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 1942488256     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/imece2003-42071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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