Flow Control of Nano Fountain Pen Using Active Membrane Pumping

Author

Lee, Young-Kwan ; Lee, Suk-Han ; Kim, Youn-Jea ; Kim, Hunmo

Author_Institution

Sch. of Mech. Eng., Sungkyunkwan Univ., Seoul

fYear

2006

fDate

1-3 June 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

In this paper, flow control of nano fountain pen using active membrane pumping is investigated. This FPN has been integrated with pumping chambers, micro channels, and a high capacity reservoir for continuous ink feeding. The control of fluid injection using active membrane pumping in chambers is the answer of the problem. The flow rates in channels with the presence of capillary force are theoretically analyzed, including the cantilever deflection and the control of mass flow rates by deflection of membrane. Then, the above results are compared with numerical results based on the commercial code, FLUENT

Keywords

flow control; active membrane pumping; cantilever deflection; capillary force; continuous ink feeding; flow control; fluid injection control; nano fountain pen; Atomic force microscopy; Atomic measurements; Biomembranes; Communication system control; Fluid flow control; Force measurement; Ink; Lithography; Pumps; Reservoirs; Flow control; Fountain Pen Nanolithography; active membrane pumping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics, 2006 IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Bangkok

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0024-4

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0025-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RAMECH.2006.252636

Filename

4018752