Numerical study on the performance of Tesla type microvalve in a valveless micropump in the range of low frequencies

Journal of Micro-Bio Robotics

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 145-159

  Mohammadzadeh, K ^a   Kolahdouz, Ebrahim M ^b   Shirani, E ^a   Shafii, M B ^c  

^a Faculty of Engineering   (Iran)

^b State University of New York   (United States)

^c SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Low working frequencies; Tesla microvalve; Three dimensional simulation; Valveless micropump

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; NOZZLES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

HIGH OPERATING FREQUENCY; MICRO VALVES; NOZZLE-DIFFUSER VALVES; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS; TIME-VARYING FUNCTIONS; UNSTEADY NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; VALVELESS MICROPUMPS; WORKING FREQUENCY;

PUMPS;

EID: 85027926527     PISSN: 21946418     EISSN: 21946426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12213-013-0069-1     Document Type: Article

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