Increasing pumping efficiency in a micro throttle pump by enhancing displacement amplification in an elastomeric substrate

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Fujiwara, T ^a   Johnston, I D ^b   Tracey, M C ^b   Tan, C K L ^b  

^a TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT AMPLIFICATION; ELASTOMER LAYERS; ELASTOMERIC SUBSTRATES; FEM SIMULATIONS; FLUID TRANSPORT; GLASS DIAPHRAGMS; MICRO THROTTLE PUMPS; PIEZOELECTRIC DISC; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; PUMPING EFFICIENCY; PUMPING RATE; PZT; RESISTANCE RATIO;

ACTUATOR DISKS; AMPLIFICATION; DEFORMATION; DIAPHRAGMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROCHANNELS; SILICONES; SUBSTRATES;

PUMPS;

EID: 78650924626     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/6/065018     Document Type: Article

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