Laminar mixing using oscillating cantilevered ionic polymer actuators

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 105-113

  Williams, Alicia M ^a   Griffiths, David J ^a   Vlachos, Pavlos P ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Active ionic polymers; DPIV; Laminar mixing; Smart materials

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE IONIC POLYMERS; ACTIVE MATERIAL; APPLIED VOLTAGES; AQUEOUS MEDIUM; CHANNEL DIAMETERS; DIGITAL PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; DPIV; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; INCIDENT FLOW; IONIC POLYMER ACTUATORS; IONIC POLYMER TRANSDUCERS; LAMINAR MIXING; MIXING DEVICES; MIXING ELEMENTS; RECTANGULAR CHANNEL; SINGLE POLYMERS; SMART MATERIALS;

ACTUATORS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; POLYMERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

MIXING;

EID: 67349220251     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.04.028     Document Type: Article

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