A numerical simulation on diffuser-nozzle based piezoelectric micropumps with two different numerical models

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 561-571

  Jeong, Jin ^a   Kim, Chang Nyung ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diffuser nozzle; Fluid structure interaction; Numerical analysis; Piezoelectric micropump

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NOZZLES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

DIFFUSER-NOZZLE; FLOW RATE; PIEZOELECTRIC MICROPUMP;

PUMPS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NOZZLES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PUMPS;

EID: 33846434082     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.1294     Document Type: Article

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