An evaporation based digital microflow meter
| Autor: | den Jmj Jaap Toonder, Ajh Arjan Frijns, M.A.G. Zevenbergen, C Chuan Nie, Rajesh Mandamparambil |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Microsystems, Energy Technology, Group Den Toonder, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Work (thermodynamics)
Engineering Acoustics Microfluidics Evaporation High Tech Systems & Materials Flow measurement Foilsystem Metre Industry Electrical and Electronic Engineering Microfluidic measurement FOIL method Range (particle radiation) TS - Technical Sciences Flow meter Industrial Innovation business.industry Mechanical Engineering Electrical engineering Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Volumetric flow rate EAM - Equipment for Additive Manufacturing Mechanics of Materials Nano Technology business Microfluidic system |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 25:11, 115008-1/10. Institute of Physics Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 11, 25, 115008-115008 |
| ISSN: | 0960-1317 |
| Popis: | In this work, we present a digital microflow meter operating in the range 30–250 nl min-1 for water. The principle is based on determining the evaporation rate of the liquid via reading the number of wetted pore array structures in a microfluidic system, through which continuous evaporation takes place. A proof-of-principle device of the digital flow meter was designed, fabricated, and tested. The device was built on foil-based technology. In the proof-of-principle experiments, good agreement was found between set flow rates and the evaporation rates estimated from reading the number of wetted pore structures. The measurement range of the digital flow meter can be tuned and extended in a straightforward manner by changing the pore structure of the device. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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