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Proposal of a new design for valveless micropumps

Afrasiab, H ; Sharif University of Technology | 2011

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.scient.2011.11.023
  3. Publisher: 2011
  4. Abstract:
  5. A new design for a valveless micropumping device has been proposed that integrates two existing pumping technologies, namely, the wall induced traveling wave and the obstacle-type valveless micropump. The liquid in the microchannel is transported by generating a traveling wave on the channel, while the placing of two asymmetric trapezoid obstacles, along the centerline of the channel inlet and outlet, leads to a significant (up to seven times) increase of the net flow rate of the device. The effectiveness of this innovative design has been proved through a verified three-dimensional finite element model. FluidStructure Interaction (FSI) analysis is performed in the framework of an Arbitrary LagrangianEulerian (ALE) method
  6. Keywords:
  7. Arbitrary LagrangianEulerian (ALE) method ; Finite element simulation ; FluidStructure Interaction (FSI) analysis ; Valveless micropump ; Centerlines ; Channel inlets ; Innovative design ; Micropumping ; New design ; Three dimensional finite element model ; Traveling wave ; Design ; Inlet flow ; Pumps ; Three dimensional ; Design method ; Eulerian analysis ; Finite element method ; Fluid mechanics ; Fluid-structure interaction ; Innovation ; Lagrangian analysis ; Numerical model ; Pump ; Pumping ; Technological development ; Three-dimensional modeling ; Wave generation
  8. Source: Scientia Iranica ; Volume 18, Issue 6 , December , 2011 , Pages 1261-1266 ; 10263098 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1026309811002288