Electromagnetically driven peristaltic pump
Abstract
An electromagnetic peristaltic pump apparatus may comprise a main body section having an inlet end and an outlet end and a flexible membrane which divides the main body section into a first cavity and a second cavity. The first cavity is in fluid communication with the inlet and outlet ends of the main body section. The second cavity is not in fluid communication with the first cavity and contains an electrically conductive fluid. The second cavity includes a plurality of electrodes which are positioned within the second cavity generally adjacent the flexible membrane. A magnetic field generator produces a magnetic field having a plurality of flux lines at least some of which are contained within the second cavity of the main body section and which are oriented generally parallel to a flow direction in which a material flows between the inlet and outlet ends of the main body section. A control system selectively places a voltage potential across selected ones of the plurality of electrodes to deflect the flexible membrane in a wave-like manner to move material contained in the first cavity between the inlet and outlet ends of the main body section.
- Inventors:
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- Blackfoot, ID
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 873188
- Patent Number(s):
- 6109888
- Assignee:
- Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F04 - POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-94ID13223
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electromagnetically; driven; peristaltic; pump; electromagnetic; apparatus; comprise; main; section; inlet; outlet; flexible; membrane; divides; cavity; fluid; communication; contains; electrically; conductive; plurality; electrodes; positioned; adjacent; magnetic; field; generator; produces; flux; lines; contained; oriented; parallel; flow; direction; material; flows; control; selectively; voltage; potential; selected; ones; deflect; wave-like; manner; move; voltage potential; conductive fluid; pump apparatus; flow direction; magnetic field; electrically conductive; fluid communication; material contained; peristaltic pump; selected ones; flexible membrane; generator produces; field generator; flux line; electromagnetically driven; move material; /417/
Citation Formats
Marshall, Douglas W. Electromagnetically driven peristaltic pump. United States: N. p., 2000.
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Marshall, Douglas W. Electromagnetically driven peristaltic pump. United States.
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"Electromagnetically driven peristaltic pump". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873188.
@article{osti_873188,
title = {Electromagnetically driven peristaltic pump},
author = {Marshall, Douglas W},
abstractNote = {An electromagnetic peristaltic pump apparatus may comprise a main body section having an inlet end and an outlet end and a flexible membrane which divides the main body section into a first cavity and a second cavity. The first cavity is in fluid communication with the inlet and outlet ends of the main body section. The second cavity is not in fluid communication with the first cavity and contains an electrically conductive fluid. The second cavity includes a plurality of electrodes which are positioned within the second cavity generally adjacent the flexible membrane. A magnetic field generator produces a magnetic field having a plurality of flux lines at least some of which are contained within the second cavity of the main body section and which are oriented generally parallel to a flow direction in which a material flows between the inlet and outlet ends of the main body section. A control system selectively places a voltage potential across selected ones of the plurality of electrodes to deflect the flexible membrane in a wave-like manner to move material contained in the first cavity between the inlet and outlet ends of the main body section.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000}
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