• DocumentCode
    2419713
  • Title

    Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) Micro-Boat

  • Author

    Wang, Jiun-Min ; Lin, Tzu-Yuan ; Yang, Lung-Jieh

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. & Electro-Mech. Eng., Tamkang Univ., Tamsui
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    16-19 Jan. 2007
  • Firstpage
    584
  • Lastpage
    587
  • Abstract
    This paper describes about the fabrication and testing of a novel electrohydrodynamic (EHD) micro-boat using parylene MEMS technology. The driven force of micro-boat utilizes the reaction force of the EHD, with planar electrodes, to pump nonpolar liquid. As a result, by applying a DC voltage of 30-40 V the instantaneous moving velocity of the EHD micro-boat is about 6.5 mm/min.
  • Keywords
    electrohydrodynamics; micromechanical devices; 30 to 40 V; electrohydrodynamic micro-boat; parylene MEMS technology; planar electrodes; Conductivity; Electrodes; Electrohydrodynamics; Fabrication; Micromechanical devices; Micropumps; System testing; Systems engineering and theory; Thickness control; Voltage; electrohydrodynamic (EHD); micro-boat; parylene;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, 2007. NEMS '07. 2nd IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Bangkok
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0610-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NEMS.2007.352087
  • Filename
    4160390