Effect of heat transfer on materials selection for bimaterial electrothermal actuators

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 653-667

  Srinivasan, Prasanna ^a   Spearing, S Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrothermal effects; Microactuators; Resistance heating; Scaling and materials selection; Thermomechanical

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOFLUIDICS; PIGMENTS; TEXTILE MILLS; THERMOANALYSIS;

BI MATERIALS; BIMATERIAL STRUCTURES; DIFFERENT MODES; ELECTRO THERMAL ACTUATIONS; ELECTRO THERMAL ACTUATORS; ELECTROMECHANICAL EFFICIENCY; ELECTROTHERMAL (ET); HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS; MATERIALS SELECTION; MICRO SCALES; OPTIMAL MATERIALS;

ELECTRIC HEATING;

EID: 45449094408     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2008.918617     Document Type: Article

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