Simulation of three-dimensional transient performance in micro-pump

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 510-518

  El Sadi, Haifa ^a   Esmail, Nabil ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Micro pump; Pitch; Screw thread; Transient micro fluidic

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

MICRO PUMP; PITCH; SCREW THREAD; TRANSIENT MICRO FLUIDIC;

FLUIDIC DEVICES;

EID: 33645971045     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2005.10.026     Document Type: Article

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