Title :
Design methodology of a self-priming PMMA valveless piezoelectric micro-pump
Author :
Neto, A. G. S. Barreto ; Lima, A.M.N. ; Gomes, C.L. ; Oliveira, Luis C. ; Moreira, C.S. ; Tejo, F.A.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. - DEE, Univ. Fed. de Campina Grande - UFCG, Campina Grande, Brazil
Abstract :
A design methodology for a self-priming PMMA valveless piezoelectric micro-pump has been proposed. A finite element-based software has been used to investigate the feasible device configurations. Both actuator and diffuser parameters have been studied. The experimental tests have shown that the proposed design approach yielded a low-cost and highly efficiency micro-pump.
Keywords :
computational fluid dynamics; design engineering; finite element analysis; microfabrication; micropumps; piezoelectric actuators; actuator parameters; device configurations; diffuser parameters; finite element-based software; low-cost micropump; polymethylmethacrylate valveless micropump; self-priming PMMA valveless piezoelectric micropump design; Actuators; Ceramics; Geometry; Mathematical model; Micropumps; Numerical models; Vectors; Finite Elements-based Simulation; Fluid Structure Interaction; Piezoeletric Buzzer; Valveless Micro-Pump;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2013 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4621-4
DOI :
10.1109/I2MTC.2013.6555578
