Rapid prototyping of a micro pump with laser micromaching
A micro electrohydrodynamic (EHD) injection pump has been developed using laser micromaching technology. Two designs have been fabricated, tested, and evaluated. The first design has two silicon pieces with KOH-etched wells which are stacked on the top of each other. The wells am etched on one side of the wafer and gold is deposited on the other side to serve as the pump electrodes. A ND:YAG laser is used to drill an array holes in the well region of both silicon die. This creates a grid distribution with a rectangular pattern. Next the well regions of the die are aligned, and the parts are bonded together using a Staystik thermoplastic. The pump unit is then mounted into a ceramic package over the hole drilled to permit fluid flow. Aluminum ribbon wire bonds are used to connect the pump electrodes to the package leads. Isolation of metallization and wires is achieved by filling the package well and coating the wires with polyimide.When a voltage is applied at the electrodes, ions are injected into the working fluid, such as an organic solvent, thus inducing flow. The second design has the die oriented ``back-to-back`` and bonded together with stayform. A ``back-to-back`` design will decrease the grid distance so that a smaller voltage is required for pumping. Preliminary results have demonstrated that this micro pump can achieved a pressure head of about 287 Pa with an applied voltage of 120 volts.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 102484
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--95-0636C; CONF-9510205--4; ON: DE95016744
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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