EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF ACOUSTIC STREAMING PHENOMENON GENERATED BY PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2012

Authors

Catarino, S (Author) Other; Miranda, JM (Author) FEUP; Lanceros Mendez, S (Author) Other; Minas, G (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: Proceedings ICEM15 - 15th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics

ICEM15 - 15th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics

Porto, 22-27 July 2012

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Authenticus ID: P-005-K33

Abstract (EN): The presented work is a study of acoustic microagitation, based on piezoelectric transducers, for being applied in microfluidic devices to promote mixing. The study comprises an experimental verification, by microscopy, of this phenomenon. It can be observed that the excitation of the PZT and beta-PVDF piezoelectric transducers generates the fluid movement and creates patterns of recirculation, accelerating the mixing of fluids.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7