A collapsing bubble-induced micropump: An experimental study

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 161-172

  Lew, Kelly Siew Fong ^a   Klaseboer, Evert ^b   Khoo, Boo Cheong ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bubble; Experiment; Jet; Micropump

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); JETS; OSCILLATIONS;

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MICROPUMPS; PUMPING ACTION;

SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS;

EID: 33845714919     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2006.03.023     Document Type: Article

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