The dynamic micropump driven with a screen printed PZT actuator

被引:76
作者
Koch, M [1 ]
Evans, AGR [1 ]
Brunnschweiler, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southampton, Dept ECS, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England
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D O I
10.1088/0960-1317/8/2/019
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A hybrid actuated silicon-based micropump with dynamic passive valves is described in this paper. The actuator is based on a combination of thick-film and silicon micromachining technology and relies on the flexure of a membrane structure of lead zirconate titanate on silicon. Inlet and outlet valves use the passive dynamic principle, where flow direction is realized with a diffuser and a nozzle shaped element. Pump rates of up to 155 mu l min(-1) and a maximum backpressure of 1 kPa were achieved at a driving voltage of 600 V-pp. Additionally the fluidic modelling of the dynamic passive valves is described, using a CFD simulator. The results of the model agree well with device measurements.
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