Performance Analysis of a Microfluidic Pump Based on Combined Actuation of the Piezoelectric Effect and Liquid Crystal Backflow Effect
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theory and Methods
2.1. Combined Driving Mechanism
2.2. The Establishment of Multi-Field Coupling Numerical Model
2.3. Revising of Movement Equation under Combined Driving Mode
2.4. Initial and Boundary Conditions for Numerical Analysis
2.5. Structural Design
2.6. Layout of Experiment
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Analysis of Numerical Results
3.2. Experiment Results Discussion
4. Conclusions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Content | Value |
---|---|
Density/ | 0.85 kg/m3 |
Dynamic viscosity/ | 32 Pa·s |
Rotational viscosity/ | 229 |
Temperature/T | 300 K |
Electric permittivity/ and | , |
Refractive index/ | 0.12–0.15 |
Elastic constant/, | |
Conductivity of the ionic solution/ |
Piezoelectric Material | PZT-5H | Copper |
---|---|---|
Diameters (mm) | 9 | 12 |
Thickness (mm) | 0.05 | 0.12 |
Young’s modulus (MPa) | 2000 | 1 |
Poisson’s ratio | 0.3 | 0.32 |
(pC/N) | –274 | |
(pC/N) | –274 | |
(pC/N) | 593 | |
Density (kg/m3) | 7500 | 1150 |
Electromechanical coupling factor k | 0.39 | |
Relative permittivity | 4 |
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Guan, Y. Performance Analysis of a Microfluidic Pump Based on Combined Actuation of the Piezoelectric Effect and Liquid Crystal Backflow Effect. Micromachines 2019, 10, 584. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10090584
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Chicago/Turabian StyleGuan, Yanfang. 2019. "Performance Analysis of a Microfluidic Pump Based on Combined Actuation of the Piezoelectric Effect and Liquid Crystal Backflow Effect" Micromachines 10, no. 9: 584. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10090584