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Sensitivity of a Micro-scale Pump Flow Rate to Actuation Frequency Change

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Mechanical Engineering

Abstract

A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics simulation for a micro-scale pump has been performed to investigate the sensitivity of the flow rate to fre-quency change during pump and supply phases. Applying dynamic mesh under different diaphragm actuation frequencies (8, 50, 100, 200, and 500 Hz) and si-nusoidal oscillation amplitude of 6.0 µm the results showed that at frequency f  ≥ 100 Hz the flow separation has been formed in the diffuser direction for both supply and pump phases. At low frequency f ≤ 50 Hz there is no flow separation in the diffuser or the nozzle direction. The large recirculation zone is created at the diffuser bottom wall side. The flow separation was found to be frequency and direction dependent for the micro-diffuser half angle of 5o. The net flow rate increased linearly with the frequency while the net flow per cycle was less sen-sitive to the change of the frequency.

DOI

10.21608/fuje.2024.344039

Keywords

Micro-scale pump, Microelectronic cooling, CFD simulation, Frequency sensitivity

Authors

First Name

Gamal

Last Name

Abo Elyamin

MiddleName

R.H.

Affiliation

Mechanical Power and Energy Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University

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gamalrabeh@mu.edu.eg

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First Name

Khalid

Last Name

Abdalrahman

MiddleName

H.M.

Affiliation

Mechanical Power and Energy Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University

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Volume

7

Article Issue

2

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46380

Issue Date

2024-03-01

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2024-03-02

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2024-03-01

Page Start

256

Page End

263

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2537-0626

Online ISSN

2537-0634

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344,039

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651

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Fayoum University Journal of Engineering

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Sensitivity of a Micro-scale Pump Flow Rate to Actuation Frequency Change

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24 Dec 2024