Binary mixtures of n-alkanes for tunable thermohydraulic microactuators

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 728-733

  Lehto, Marcus ^a   Schweitz, Jan Åke ^a   Thornell, Greger ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

And temperature (pVT) measurement; Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); Finite element analysis (FEA); Microactuator; N alkane; Paraffin wax; Pressure; Volume

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; ENTHALPY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRAULIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; PARAFFINS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EXPANSION; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

DOTRIACONTANE; HEXATRIACONTANE; THERMOHYDRAULIC MICROACTUATORS; THERMOMECHANICS;

MICROACTUATORS;

EID: 34547842493     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2007.893516     Document Type: Article

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