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Modeling and simulation of a wirelessly-powered thermopneumatic micropump for drug delivery applications

Nafea, M. and Baliah, J. and Ali, M. S. M. (2019) Modeling and simulation of a wirelessly-powered thermopneumatic micropump for drug delivery applications. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Informatics . pp. 182-189. ISSN 2089-3272

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Official URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijeei.v7i2.1175

Abstract

This paper presents modeling and finite element analysis of a thermopneumatic micropump with a novel design that does not affect the temperature of the working fluid. The micropump is operated by activating a passive wireless heater using wireless power transfer when the magnetic field is tuned to match the resonant frequency of the heater. The heater is responsible for heating an air-heating chamber that is connected to a loading reservoir through a microdiffuser element. The solution inside the reservoir is pumped through a microchannel that ends with an outlet hole. The thermal and pumping performances of the micropump are analyzed using finite element method over a low range of Reynold’s number < 10 that is suitable for various biomedical applications. The results demonstrate promising performance with a maximum flow rate of ~2.86 µL/min at a chamber temperature of 42.5 °C, and a maximum pumping pressure of 406.5 Pa. The results show that the developed device can be potentially implemented in various biomedical areas, such as implantable drug delivery applications.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:micropump, thermopneumatic, wireless power transfer
Subjects:T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions:Electrical Engineering
ID Code:90121
Deposited By: Narimah Nawil
Deposited On:29 Mar 2021 06:00
Last Modified:29 Mar 2021 06:00

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