A low-cost reusable micro-Newton scale micro-thruster
Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works (RGC: 12, 32, 41, 45) › 32_Refereed conference paper (with ISBN/ISSN) › peer-review
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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | TRANSDUCERS 2017 - The 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 2055-2058 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-5386-2732-7 |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Jun 2017 |
Conference
| Title | 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS 2017 |
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| Location | Kaohsiung Exhibition Center |
| Place | Taiwan |
| City | Kaohsiung |
| Period | 18 - 22 June 2017 |
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Abstract
This paper presents a low-cost reusable Atomizing Liquid Micro-thruster (ALM) that can produce intermittent streams of water sprays based on thermal bubble-jet effect using batch-fabricated PCB micro-heaters. The propulsion performance of the micro-thruster has been studied in two methods: (a) by measuring its average weight loss during each spray and the velocity profile of the ejected droplets; (b) by measuring the deflection of micro-heater in pendulum motion. We have demonstrated that the current design of the micro-thruster has propulsive force in the micro-Newton range per thrust at atmospheric pressure.
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- Micro-Newton force generator, micro-propulsion, micro-thruster
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A low-cost reusable micro-Newton scale micro-thruster. / Law, Junhui; Sun, Winston; Wu, Zhi et al.
TRANSDUCERS 2017 - The 19th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems. IEEE, 2017. p. 2055-2058 7994477.Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works (RGC: 12, 32, 41, 45) › 32_Refereed conference paper (with ISBN/ISSN) › peer-review
