Design and operation of a bio-inspired micropump based on blood-sucking mechanism of mosquitoes

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (12n13) ◽  
pp. 1840027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tzong-Shyng Leu ◽  
Ruei-Hung Kao
Keyword(s):  
Taguchi Method ◽  
Power Density ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Transient Flow ◽  
Micro Electro Mechanical System ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Channel Size ◽  
Lumped Model ◽  
Blood Sucking ◽  
Mems Technology

The study is to develop a novel bionic micropump, mimicking blood-suck mechanism of mosquitos with a similar efficiency of 36%. The micropump is produced by using micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) technology, PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) to fabricate the microchannel, and an actuator membrane made by Fe-PDMS. It employs an Nd-FeB permanent magnet and PZT to actuate the Fe-PDMS membrane for generating flow rate. A lumped model theory and the Taguchi method are used for numerical simulation of pulsating flow in the micropump. Also focused is to change the size of mosquito mouth for identifying the best waveform for the transient flow processes. Based on computational results of channel size and the Taguchi method, an optimization actuation waveform is identified. The maximum pumping flow rate is 23.5 [Formula: see text]L/min and the efficiency is 86%. The power density of micropump is about 8 times of that produced by mosquito’s suction. In addition to using theoretical design of the channel size, also combine with Taguchi method and asymmetric actuation to find the optimization actuation waveform, the experimental result shows the maximum pumping flowrate is 23.5 [Formula: see text]L/min and efficiency is 86%, moreover, the power density of micropump is 8 times higher than mosquito’s.

scholarly journals Ultrafine Aerosol Particle Sizer Based on Piezoresistive Microcantilever Resonators with Integrated Air-Flow Channel

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 3731
Author(s):  
Maik Bertke ◽  
Ina Kirsch ◽  
Erik Uhde ◽  
Erwin Peiner
Keyword(s):  
Mass Concentration ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Micro Electro Mechanical System ◽  
Single Chip ◽  
Air Stream ◽  
Mems Technology ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
Particle Sizer ◽  
Ultrafine Aerosol

To monitor airborne nano-sized particles (NPs), a single-chip differential mobility particle sizer (DMPS) based on resonant micro cantilevers in defined micro-fluidic channels (µFCs) is introduced. A size bin of the positive-charged fraction of particles herein is separated from the air stream by aligning their trajectories onto the cantilever under the action of a perpendicular electrostatic field of variable strength. We use previously described µFCs and piezoresistive micro cantilevers (PMCs) of 16 ng mass fabricated using micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) technology, which offer a limit of detection of captured particle mass of 0.26 pg and a minimum detectable particulate mass concentration in air of 0.75 µg/m3. Mobility sizing in 4 bins of a nebulized carbon aerosol NPs is demonstrated based on finite element modelling (FEM) combined with a-priori knowledge of particle charge state. Good agreement of better than 14% of mass concentration is observed in a chamber test for the novel MEMS-DMPS vs. a simultaneously operated standard fast mobility particle sizer (FMPS) as reference instrument. Refreshing of polluted cantilevers is feasible without de-mounting the sensor chip from its package by multiply purging them alternately in acetone steam and clean air.

Fabrication and Characterization of Anode-Supported SDC Film Electrolyte and its Single Cell

2010 ◽  
Vol 177 ◽  
pp. 407-410
Author(s):  
Xi Bao Li ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Xiao Hua Yu ◽  
Hong Xing Gu ◽  
Gang Qin Shao
Keyword(s):  
Single Cell ◽  
Power Density ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Current Density ◽  
Tape Casting ◽  
Threshold Value ◽  
Interface Layer ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Discharge Performance ◽  
Film Electrolyte

NiO-YSZ (NiO-yttria stabilized zirconia, 3:2, wt.%) and samaria doped ceria (SDC) tapes were prepared by aqueous tape casting. NiO-YSZ anode-supported SDC film electrolyte half-cell was fabricated by laminating and co-sintering at 1400°C for 2 h. The single cell was prepared after LSCF-SDC (lanthanum strontium cobalt ferrite-SDC, 1:1, wt.%) cathode was coated on the electrolyte surface and sintered at 1300 °C for 2 h. The discharge performance of the single cell was tested from 500 °C to 800 °C at different H2 flow rate. Results showed that the relationship between current (I) of and H2 flow rate (ν) was I = 8 × 106 ν. Before reaching the threshold value of H2 flow rate, the current density of single cell increased with the increasing of H2 flow rate. However, the current density did not change with increasing of H2 flow rate over the threshold value. The open circuit voltage (OCV) of single cell at 500°C, 600°C, 700°C, 800°C was 0.978, 0.921, 0.861, 0.803 V, respectively. The maximum power density reached 93.03 mW/cm2 at 800°C. The resistance of interface layer between Ni-YSZ anode and SDC electrolyte was the key impact on the power density.

Parametric study on pressure-based packed bed adsorption system for air dehumidification

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440892110073
Author(s):  
V Sureshkannan ◽  
TV Arjunan ◽  
D Seenivasan ◽  
SP Anbuudayasankar ◽  
M Arulraj
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Taguchi Method ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Uptake Rate ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Air Pressure ◽  
Dew Point ◽  
Adsorption System ◽  
Air Flow Rate

Compressed air free from traces of water vapour is vital in many applications in an industrial sector. This study focuses on parametric optimization of a pressure-based packed bed adsorption system for air dehumidification through the Taguchi method and Genetic Algorithm. The effect of operational parameters, namely absolute feed air pressure, feed air linear velocity, and purge air flow rate percent on adsorption uptake rate of molecular sieve 13X-water pair, are studied based on L25 orthogonal array. From the analysis of variance, it has been found that absolute feed air pressure and purge air flow rate percent were the parameters making significant improvement in the adsorption uptake rate. A correlation representing the process was developed using regression analysis. The optimum adsorption conditions were obtained through the Taguchi method and genetic algorithm and verified through the confirmation experiments. This system can be recommended for the industrial and domestic applications that require product air with the dew point temperature below 0°C.

Thermal Bubble Dynamics Under the Effect of Acoustic Vibration

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaopeng Qu ◽  
Huihe Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Acoustic Field ◽  
Vapor Bubble ◽  
Boiling Heat Transfer ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Bubble Dynamics ◽  
Acoustic Vibration ◽  
Micro Electro Mechanical System ◽  
Mems Technology ◽  
Enhanced Boiling

The effect of acoustic field on the dynamics of micro thermal bubble is investigated in this paper. The micro thermal bubbles were generated by a micro heater which was fabricated by standard Micro-Electro-Mechanical-System (MEMS) technology and integrated into a mini chamber. The acoustic field formed in the mini chamber was generated by a piezoelectric plate which was adhered on the top side of the chamber’s wall. The dynamics and related heat transfer induced by the micro heater generated vapor bubble with and without the existing of acoustic field were characterized by a high speed photograph system and a micro temperature sensor. Through the experiments, it was found that in two different conditions, the temperature changing induced by the micro heater generated vapor bubble was significantly different. From the analysis of the high speed photograph results, the acoustic force induced micro thermal bubble movements, such as forcibly removing, collapsing and sweeping, were the main effects of acoustic enhanced boiling heat transfer. The experimental results and theoretical analysis were helpful for understanding of the mechanisms of acoustic enhanced boiling heat transfer and development of novel micro cooling devices.

High Q Circular-Section Solenoid-Type Inductor

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuhan Li ◽  
Guanghua Shu ◽  
Jinan Sao ◽  
Xiongwei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Flip Chip ◽  
Micro Electro Mechanical System ◽  
The Self ◽  
Cmos Process ◽  
Structure Parameters ◽  
Q Factor ◽  
Circular Section ◽  
High Q ◽  
Ansoft Hfss ◽  
Mems Technology

A* high Q-factor circular-section solenoid-type inductor is designed and fabricated through micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) technology. The radius of the circular-section is 100μm. Ansoft HFSS is used to design and optimize the structure parameters of the inductor. The stable inductance of 10nH and maximum Q-factor of 46 is gained at the N of 10, wire width w of 10μm, space between wires d of 15μm and the self-resonance frequency of the inductor is above 10GHz. A novel fabrication method—flip chip bonding is proposed to bond the two parts of the inductor, and the process is compatible with CMOS process.

Optimizing parameters for continuous electrospinning of polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous yarn using the Taguchi method

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 559-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Mou Wu ◽  
Ching-Hsiang Hsu ◽  
Ching-Iuan Su ◽  
Chun-Liang Liu ◽  
Jiunn-Yih Lee
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Taguchi Method ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Draw Ratio ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Quality Characteristics ◽  
Optimal Parameters ◽  
Signal To Noise ◽  
Multiple Quality Characteristics ◽  
Nanofibrous Yarn

In this study, the Taguchi method, analysis of variance, and principal component analysis were used to design the optimal parameters with respect to different quality characteristics for the continuous electrospinning of polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous yarn. The experiment was designed using a Taguchi L9(34) orthogonal array. The Taguchi method is a unique statistical method for efficiently evaluating optimal parameters and the effects of different factors on quality characteristics. The experimental results obtained by this method are more accurate and reliable than one-factor-at-a-time experiments. The control factors discussed in this work include the draw ratio, nozzle size, flow rate, and draw temperature. The quality characteristics taken into consideration are fiber diameter, fiber uniformity, and fiber arrangement. The parameters to optimize the different quality characteristics were obtained from the main effect plot of the signal-to-noise ratios, after which analysis of variance and confidence intervals were applied to confirm that the results were acceptable. Multiple quality characteristics were analyzed by principal component analysis from the normalized signal-to-noise ratios and the principal component score. Combining the experimental and analysis results, the optimum parameters for multiple quality characteristics were found to be a draw ratio of 2.0, a nozzle number of 22 G, a flow rate of 7 ml/h, and a draw temperature 120℃.

scholarly journals Numerical Investigation of Pipelines Modeling in Small-Scale Concentrated Solar Combined Heat and Power Plants

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Tascioni ◽  
Luca Cioccolanti ◽  
Luca Del Zotto ◽  
Emanuele Habib
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Combined Heat And Power ◽  
Heat Transfer Fluid ◽  
Energy Output ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Longitudinal Model ◽  
Lumped Model

In this paper four different detailed models of pipelines are proposed and compared to assess the thermal losses in small-scale concentrated solar combined heat and power plants. Indeed, previous numerical analyses carried out by some of the authors have revealed the high impact of pipelines on the performance of these plants because of their thermal inertia. Hence, in this work the proposed models are firstly compared to each other for varying temperature increase and mass flow rate. Such comparison shows that the one-dimensional (1D) longitudinal model is in good agreement with the results of the more detailed two-dimensional (2D) model at any temperature gradient for heat transfer fluid velocities higher than 0.1 m/s whilst the lumped model agrees only at velocities higher than 1 m/s. Then, the 1D longitudinal model is implemented in a quasi-steady-state Simulink model of an innovative microscale concentrated solar combined heat and power plant and its performances evaluated. Compared to the results obtained using the Simscape library model of the tube, the performances of the plant show appreciable discrepancies during the winter season. Indeed, whenever the longitudinal thermal gradient of the fluid inside the pipeline is high (as at part-load conditions in winter season), the lumped model becomes inaccurate with more than 20% of deviation of the thermal losses and 30% of the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) electric energy output with respect to the 1D longitudinal model. Therefore, the analysis proves that an hybrid model able to switch from a 1D longitudinal model to a zero-dimensional (0D) model with delay based on the fluid flow rate is recommended to obtain results accurate enough whilst limiting the computational efforts.

scholarly journals Design and Simulation of MEMS Moisture Sensor Using COMSOL Multiphysics Software

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.26) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Muhamad Nazrin Ismail ◽  
Noriah Yusoff ◽  
Nor Hayati Saad ◽  
Amirul Abd Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effective ◽  
Micro Electro Mechanical System ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Comsol Multiphysics ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Moisture Sensor ◽  
Sensor Sensitivity ◽  
Sensor Devices ◽  
Major Application ◽  
Highly Correlated

Micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) is a hybrid technology that combines electronic, electric and mechanical technology in a micron-size system. This allowed for higher performance and multifunction devices fabricated at much lighter weight and cost effective. One of the major application of MEMS is in sensor devices area. This paper highlight the simulation study of a typical moisture sensor fabricated from Tungsten Interdigitated (IDE) MEMS device. Using COMSOL Multiphysics software, the moisture sensor was modelled based on the current material and physical dimension and layout. The model then go through validation proses to its sensitivity performance against the experimental result. Subsequently, the optimization on sensor sensitivity was carried out by varying the model parameters including the sensor physical dimension, working temperature and humidity. The simulation result suggest that the sensor sensitivity is highly correlated to the electrode distance value. The average sensitivity of the sensor improved to ~48% better when the distance between reduced to 50% from 6 micron to 3 micron tested at temperature between 25 ̊ C to 45 ̊ C. This information is valuable as the input to the sensor designer in finalizing the MEMS physical layout in producing highly sensitive moisture sensor devices.  

Industrial Verification of Piezo Motors on a CubeSat Based Verification Platform

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Czech ◽  
Ulrich Walter
Keyword(s):  
Complex Systems ◽  
Low Complexity ◽  
Micro Electro Mechanical System ◽  
Mission Design ◽  
Technology Readiness ◽  
Key Technology ◽  
Mems Technology ◽  
Segmented Mirror ◽  
Mirror Telescope

Due to the classification of technologies in NASA’s and ESA’s technology readiness levels, newly developed components have to be space proven before they can be utilized in space missions. This space prove can be adduced by sending these technologies to orbit either as experiment on a piggyback flight or a dedicated mission. Over the last years the size of technologies and satellites has shifted to much smaller sizes. In this paper, the possibility of industrial verification of MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) applications using dedicated pico-satellite missions is examined. Based on the CubeSat concept, a technology verification platform can be realized for verification of not only pico-satellite components, but also of components of complex systems and missions. Therefore a platform fulfilling the requirements for such industrial verification of components named MOVE (Munich Orbital Verification Experiment) is developed at the Institute of Astronautics (LRT). This platform enables professional verification of MEMS technology and techniques at overall mission costs of less than 100k€. As a first application of this approach, a mission called π-MOVE (π for piezo) will verify piezo motors on the developed platform. These piezo motors are representative for components of complex systems, as this motor concept is considered to be key technology for future segmented mirror telescope missions. In the mission design process for this platform, strong emphasis is put on the robustness of the design, low complexity and realizability within the institute’s environment. The advantages through access to both university and industry resources will be taken. The feasibility of professional technology verification is highly dependent on the test plans, which are developed in cooperation with the experienced industrial partners.

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