Invited article: A materials investigation of a phase-change micro-valve for greenhouse gas collection and other potential applications

Review of Scientific Instruments

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Manginell, Ronald P ^a   Moorman, Matthew W ^a   Rejent, Jerome A ^a   Vianco, Paul T ^a   Grazier, Mark J ^a   Wroblewski, Brian D ^a   Mowry, Curtis D ^a   Achyuthan, Komandoor E ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING STUDIES; DEAD VOLUMES; FUTURE CLIMATE; HELIUM LEAK TESTING; HERMETIC SEALING; LEAK RATE; LOGISTICAL BURDENS; LOW COSTS; METAL ALLOYS; MICRO VALVES; NOVEL DESIGN; PHASE CHANGES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SHELF LIFE; SN-PB ALLOYS; SNPB SOLDER; TIN-LEAD; VALVE ACTUATION;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BISMUTH; BISMUTH ALLOYS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HELIUM; INDIUM; INDIUM ALLOYS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MICROSYSTEMS; SOLDERING ALLOYS; TIN; VALVES (MECHANICAL); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84861603148     PISSN: 00346748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3688856     Document Type: Review

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