Continuous flow switching by pneumatic actuation of the air lubrication layer on superhydrophobic microchannel walls

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 599-602

  Carlborg, C F ^a   Do Quang, M ^a   Stemme, G ^a   Amberg, G ^a   Van Der Wijngaart, W ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR LUBRICATION; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; CONTROL THEORY; CURVE FITTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LUBRICATION; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NANOFLUIDICS; OPTIMIZATION; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; TRIBOLOGY; WATER CONSERVATION;

ACTIVE CONTROLS; AIR POCKETS; AIR/LIQUID INTERFACE; CONTINUOUS FLOW; CONTROL APPLICATIONS; FE-ANALYSIS; FRICTION REDUCTION; FRICTION REDUCTION PROPERTIES; IN-LINE; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; LAPLACE PRESSURES; LIQUID PRESSURE; LOCAL FRICTION; LUBRICATION LAYER; MASS FLOWS; MICRO GRATINGS; MICRO-CHANNEL WALLS; MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; OPTIMIZED GEOMETRIES; PASSIVE DEVICES; PNEUMATIC ACTUATION; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC PROPERTIES;

PHASE INTERFACES;

EID: 50149113512     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMSYS.2008.4443727     Document Type: Conference Paper

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