• DocumentCode
    2989981
  • Title

    Analysis of a Bilaminar Circular Piezoelectric Actuator for Micropumps

  • Author

    Johari, Juliana ; Majlis, Burhanuddin Yeop

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    Oct. 29 2006-Dec. 1 2006
  • Firstpage
    106
  • Lastpage
    111
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a general approach to the problem of modeling diaphragm micropumps. This study utilized the finite element method to optimize the deflection of a bilaminar circular plate which consist of a single piezoelectric disc as an actuator and bonded to an elastic diaphragm of certain dimensions. Optimum actuator dimensions were fixed for a determined diaphragm dimensions.
  • Keywords
    diaphragms; finite element analysis; micropumps; piezoelectric actuators; bilaminar circular piezoelectric actuator analysis; bilaminar circular plate; diaphragm micropump modeling; elastic diaphragm; finite element method; micropumps; optimum actuator; piezoelectric disc; Biomembranes; Bonding; Capacitive sensors; Finite element methods; Microfluidics; Micropumps; Nanoelectronics; Optimization methods; Piezoelectric actuators; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Electronics, 2006. ICSE '06. IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Kuala Lumpur
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9730-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0-7803-9731-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SMELEC.2006.381029
  • Filename
    4266579