TY - CHAP
T1 - New microactuators using functional fluids
AU - Yokota, Shinichi
AU - Yoshida, Kazuhiro
AU - Takemura, Kenjiro
AU - Kim, Joon Wan
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - An electro-conjugate fluid (ECF) generates jet flow in inhomogeneous electric field. Electro-rheological fluid (ERF) and magneto-rheological fluid (MRF) change their apparent viscosities in electric or magnetic field. Such functional fluids are expected to realize new promising actuators with simple and miniaturizable structure without sliding part. The paper describes objective and outline of our research on new microactuators using functional fluids. Then, as some results of our research, ECF micromotors, ECF gyroscopes, soft actuators using pressure due to ECF jet, forced liquid cooling systems using ECF jet, microactuators using ERF/MRF, and high output power piezoelectric micropumps are described briefly.
AB - An electro-conjugate fluid (ECF) generates jet flow in inhomogeneous electric field. Electro-rheological fluid (ERF) and magneto-rheological fluid (MRF) change their apparent viscosities in electric or magnetic field. Such functional fluids are expected to realize new promising actuators with simple and miniaturizable structure without sliding part. The paper describes objective and outline of our research on new microactuators using functional fluids. Then, as some results of our research, ECF micromotors, ECF gyroscopes, soft actuators using pressure due to ECF jet, forced liquid cooling systems using ECF jet, microactuators using ERF/MRF, and high output power piezoelectric micropumps are described briefly.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-84882-991-6_9
DO - 10.1007/978-1-84882-991-6_9
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84895397594
SN - 9781848829909
SP - 91
EP - 103
BT - Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs
PB - Springer London
ER -