A novel asymmetric microfluidics oscillator
Journal
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems Division
Journal Volume
7 MEMS
Pages
607-610
Date Issued
2005
Author(s)
Abstract
In this work we present an asymmetric microfluidics oscillator of innovative design and systematically investigated it with both numerical and experimental methods. The design of both entrance nozzle and asymmetric feedback channels enable the oscillator to stably oscillate in very small range of Reynolds number 1~100, whereas the Strouhal number remained as 1 × 10−3. The results reveal that improvement of the performance was resulted from the augmented periodic impingement of the flows from the feedback channels. The analysis also indicates that dynamic phenomena in the working fluid of this novel oscillator were distinctive and appropriately appraised.
Type
conference paper