A spiral-tube-type valveless piezoelectric pump with gyroscopic effect

The valveless piezoelectric pump integrates driving and transmitting into one operating element,and characterizes easy micro-miniaturization.But,there is the original sin of low pressure and low flow.Thus,it must avoid weakness to choose applications field.This paper analyzes the flow characteristics in the rotary spiral-tube,which will cause the Coriolis force,and subsequently influence the fluid moving.The principle of the pump is deduced,and the spiral-tube-type valveless piezoelectric pump is invented.The angular velocity variation can be obtained when the pump attitude changes,which theoretically verifies the gyroscopic effect of the pump.A pump is fabricated for experimental testing.Experiments has shown that when Archimedes spiral h?4p is selected for the tube design,and the rotation speed of the plate is 70 r/min,the pressure differential is 9 mm H2O,which is 1.5 times that of 0 r/min rotation speed.If introduced the low-cost and miniaturized gyroscope,then this may promise potential application in these areas such as smart cars,robots,and home health care.

Abstract The valveless piezoelectric pump integrates driving and transmitting into one operating element, and characterizes easy micro-miniaturization. But, there is the original sin of low pressure and low flow. Thus, it must avoid weakness to choose applications field. This paper analyzes the flow characteristics in the rotary spiral-tube, which will cause the Coriolis force, and subsequently influence the fluid moving. The principle of the pump is deduced, and the spiral-tube-type valveless piezoelectric pump is invented. The angular velocity variation can be obtained when the pump attitude changes, which theoreti- cally verifies the gyroscopic effect of the pump. A pump is fabricated for experimental testing. Experiments has shown that when Archimedes spiral 0 = 4n is selected for the tube design, and the rotation speed of the plate is 70 r/min, the pressure differential is 9 mm H20, which is 1.5 times that of 0 r/min rotation speed. If introduced the low-cost and miniaturized gyroscope, then this may promise potential application in these areas such as smart cars, robots, and home health care.