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A MEMS based valveless micropump for biomedical applications
Thesis (MScEng (Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.
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| author | Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/4230 A MEMS based valveless micropump for biomedical applications Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem Groenwold, A. A. Thiart, G. D. Loveday, P. W. University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering. Micropump Valveless Jeffery-Hamel flow Buckingham-pi theorem Dissertations -- Mechanical engineering Theses -- Mechanical engineering Flow rate Computational fluid dynamics Microelectromechanical systems Thesis (MScEng (Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The valveless micropump holds great potential for the biomedical community in applications such as drug delivery systems, blood glucose monitoring and many others. It is also a critical component in many a lab-on-a-chip device, which in turn promises to improve our treatment and diagnosis capabilities for diseases such as diabetes, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS. The valveless micropump has attracted attention from researchers on the grounds of its simple design, easy manufacturability and sensitive fluid handling characteristics, which are all important in biomedical applications. The pump consists of a pump chamber with a diffuser and nozzle on opposing sides of the pump chamber. The flow into the diffuser and nozzle is induced by an oscillating piezoelectric disc located on top of the pump chamber. The nozzle and diffuser rectify the flow in one direction, due to different pressure loss coefficients. The design process however is complex. In this study, we investigate the characteristics of a diffuser / nozzle based micropump using detailed computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analyses. Significant parameters are derived using the Buckingham-Pi theorem. In part based on this, the respective shapes of the diffuser and of the nozzle of the micropump are selected for numerical investigation. Hence the influence of the selected parameters on the flow rate of the micropump is studied using three-dimensional transient CFD analyses. Velocity profiles from the CFD simulations are also compared to the Jeffery-Hamel solution for flow in a wedge shaped channel. Significant similarities exist between the data and the predicted Jeffery-Hamel velocity profiles near the exit of the diffuser. Three different diffuser geometries were simulated at three frequencies. The flow rate and direction of flow are shown to be highly sensitive to inlet and outlet diffuser shapes, with the absolute flow rate varying by as much as 200% for the geometrical perturbations studied. Entrance losses at both the diffuser inlet and nozzle inlet appear to dominate the flow resistance at extremely laminar flow conditions with the average Reynolds number of Reave ≈ 500. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die kleplosemikropomp hou groot potensiaal in vir die biomediese gemeenskap in toepassings soos medisyne dosering sisteme, bloed glukose monitering en baie ander. Dit is ook ’n kritiese komponent in “lab-on-chip” sisteme, wat beloof om die behandeling en diagnose van siektes soos suikersiekte, tuberkulose enMIV/VIGS te verbeter. Die kleplose mikropomp het tot dusver die aandag van navorsers geniet as gevolg van sy eenvoudige ontwerp, maklike vervaardiging en sensitiewe vloeistof hantering. Hierdie kenmerke is krities inmenige biomediese toepassings. Die pomp bestaan uit ’n pompkamer met ’n diffusor en ’n mondstuk aan teenoorstaande kante van die pompkamer. Vloei in die diffusor en mondstuk in word geinduseer deur ’n ossillerende piëso-elektiese skyf wat bo-op die pompkamer geleë is. Weens verskillende druk verlies koëffisinëte van die diffusor en diemondstuk word die vloei in een rigting gerig. Die ontwerp-proses is egter kompleks. In hierdie studie word die eienskappe van die diffusor /mondstuk ondersoek deur gebruik temaak van gedetailleerde numeriese vloei-dinamiese analises. Belangrike parameters word afgelei deur gebruik te maak van die Buckingham-Pi teorema. Gedeeltelik gebaseer hierop word die onderskeidelike vorms van die diffusor en die mondstuk van die mikropomp geselekteer vir numeriese ondersoek. Gevlolglik word die invloed van die geselekteerde parameters op die vloei tempo van diemikropomp ondersoek deur gebruik temaak van drie-dimensionele tyd afhanklike numeriese vloei-dinamiese analises. Snelheids profiele van hierdie simulasiesword vergelykmet die Jeffrey-Hamel oplossing vir die vloei in ’n wigvormige kanaal. Daar is oorwegende ooreenkomstighede tussen hierdie data en die voorspelde Jeffrey-Hamel snelheids profiele veral by die uitgang van die diffusor. Drie verskillende diffusor vorms is by drie frekwensies gesimuleer. Daar is bewys dat die vloei tempo en vloeirigting baie sensitief is vir inlaat- en uitlaat diffusor vorms en dat die absolute vloei tempo kan varieermet soveel as 200%vir die geometriese versteuringswat ondersoek is. Inlaat verliese by beide die diffusor inlaat en die mondstuk inlaat, blyk om die vloei weerstand te domineer waar die vloei uiters laminêr ismet ’n gemiddelde Reynolds getal van Regem ≈ 500 2010-02-23T08:44:40Z 2010-08-13T15:00:25Z 2010-02-23T08:44:40Z 2010-08-13T15:00:25Z 2010-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/4230 en University of Stellenbosch 95 p. : ill. application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Micropump Valveless Jeffery-Hamel flow Buckingham-pi theorem Dissertations -- Mechanical engineering Theses -- Mechanical engineering Flow rate Computational fluid dynamics Microelectromechanical systems Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem A MEMS based valveless micropump for biomedical applications |
| title | A MEMS based valveless micropump for
biomedical applications |
| title_full | A MEMS based valveless micropump for
biomedical applications |
| title_fullStr | A MEMS based valveless micropump for
biomedical applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | A MEMS based valveless micropump for
biomedical applications |
| title_short | A MEMS based valveless micropump for
biomedical applications |
| title_sort | mems based valveless micropump for biomedical applications |
| topic | Micropump Valveless Jeffery-Hamel flow Buckingham-pi theorem Dissertations -- Mechanical engineering Theses -- Mechanical engineering Flow rate Computational fluid dynamics Microelectromechanical systems |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/4230 |
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