Three-dimensional electro-fluid-structural interaction simulation for pumping performance evaluation of a valveless micropump

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Ha, Dong Ho ^a   Phan, Van Phuoc ^a   Goo, Nam Seo ^a   Han, Cheol Heui ^b  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Chungju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSER ELEMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FEATURE MODELING; FLUID DOMAIN; MICRO PUMP; PIEZO-COMPOSITE ACTUATORS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; PUMP CHAMBERS; PUMPING PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURAL DOMAINS; STRUCTURAL INTERACTIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS; VALVELESS MICROPUMPS;

AIR EJECTORS; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUIDS; SILICONES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

PUMPS;

EID: 70350692096     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/18/10/104015     Document Type: Article

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