High performance microfludic rectifier utilizing self-induced virtual valves in a sudden expansion channel with a block structure

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

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1059-1062

  Chen, Hui Chun ^a   Tsai, Chien Hsiung ^b   Fu, Lung Ming ^b   Lin, Che Hsin ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK STRUCTURES; DIODICITY; EMBEDDED BLOCKS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW RESISTANCE; HIGH-PRESSURE CONDITION; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; MEMSDEVICES; MOVING PARTS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PERFORMANCE INDICES; SUDDEN EXPANSION;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 77952755964     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMSYS.2010.5442392     Document Type: Conference Paper

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