Thermal switches based on coplanar EWOD for satellite thermal control

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

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 848-851

  Gong, Jian ^a   Cha, Gilhwan ^a   Ju, Y Sungtaek ^a   Kim, Chang Jin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; FLUID MECHANICS; GLYCEROL; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SATELLITES; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL VARIABLES CONTROL; THERMOELECTRICITY; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ELECTRO-WETTING-ON-DIELECTRIC; HIGH-THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; LOW VAPOR PRESSURES; MICRO-ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; PROOF OF CONCEPTS; SATELLITE THERMAL CONTROL; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

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EID: 50149118402     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMSYS.2008.4443789     Document Type: Conference Paper

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