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Title: Electrokinetic high pressure hydraulic system

Abstract

A compact high pressure hydraulic pump having no moving mechanical parts for converting electric potential to hydraulic force. The electrokinetic pump, which can generate hydraulic pressures greater than 2500 psi, can be employed to compress a fluid, either liquid or gas, and manipulate fluid flow. The pump is particularly useful for capillary-base systems. By combining the electrokinetic pump with a housing having chambers separated by a flexible member, fluid flow, including high pressure fluids, is controlled by the application of an electric potential, that can vary with time.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Livermore, CA
  2. Fremont, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
872836
Patent Number(s):
6019882
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F04 - POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
electrokinetic; pressure; hydraulic; compact; pump; moving; mechanical; converting; electric; potential; force; generate; pressures; 2500; psi; employed; compress; fluid; liquid; gas; manipulate; flow; particularly; useful; capillary-base; systems; combining; housing; chambers; separated; flexible; including; fluids; controlled; application; vary; time; electrokinetic pump; pressure fluid; hydraulic pump; hydraulic pressure; particularly useful; fluid flow; electric potential; pressure hydraulic; pressure fluids; moving mechanical; chambers separated; hydraulic force; converting electric; /204/

Citation Formats

Paul, Phillip H, and Rakestraw, David J. Electrokinetic high pressure hydraulic system. United States: N. p., 2000. Web.
Paul, Phillip H, & Rakestraw, David J. Electrokinetic high pressure hydraulic system. United States.
Paul, Phillip H, and Rakestraw, David J. Sat . "Electrokinetic high pressure hydraulic system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872836.
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abstractNote = {A compact high pressure hydraulic pump having no moving mechanical parts for converting electric potential to hydraulic force. The electrokinetic pump, which can generate hydraulic pressures greater than 2500 psi, can be employed to compress a fluid, either liquid or gas, and manipulate fluid flow. The pump is particularly useful for capillary-base systems. By combining the electrokinetic pump with a housing having chambers separated by a flexible member, fluid flow, including high pressure fluids, is controlled by the application of an electric potential, that can vary with time.},
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Works referenced in this record:

High Speed Liquid Chromatography
journal, January 1974