PERFORMANCE SIMULATIONS OF TESLA MICROFLUIDIC VALVES

摘要：

A three-dimensional (3-D) parametric model of Tesla-type valves is proposed. A geometrical relationship is derived for optimization study, and based on the model, performance investigations in terms of diodicity and pressure-flow rate characteristics of the valve are numerically carried out with same hydraulic diameter and different aspect ratios (of the model cross-sectional dimensions) ranging from 0.5 to 4. The3-D computational simulations show that, for the same hydraulic diameter, the unity aspect ratio gives higher diodicity at Reynolds number less than 500 and higher will be achieved with bigger aspect ratio when the Reynolds number is above 500. Investigations of pressure-flow rate characteristics of the Tesla valve show that Tesla valve with high aspect ratio gives more flow control ability.

作者: S. Zhang S. H. Winoto H.T. Low

作者单位: Department of Mechanical Engineering,National University of Singapore 9 Engineering Drive 1,Singapore 117576, SINGAPORE

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2007年微纳系统集成及其商业化应用国际学术会议(2007 International Conference & Exhibition on Integration and Commercialization of Micro and Nano-Systems)

会议地点: 海南三亚

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2007-01-10（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）