SBIR Phase I: High Pressure Electrokinetic Pumps

*** 9761280 Scherer小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目旨在开发一种新的现象，高压电动（HPEK）泵送，用于微观和宏观尺度的流体输送设备。初步的HPEK实验已经证明了在100微米大小的系统中产生可控的极高压力的能力。这个项目旨在评估扩大这种新现象的可行性。拟议的实验包括对组成这些装置的组件进行系统研究，以便为广泛的潜在应用设定可操作的限制。第一阶段的工作将确定可以利用HPEK现象的合适技术，包括相关材料和操作参数。基于本提案中描述的新HPEK现象的技术的商业潜力是广泛而重要的。这项研究有可能为全新的流体传输设备（如泵、执行器、阀门和压缩机）打开大门。＊＊＊

*** 9761280 Scherer This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project seeks to develop a new phenomenon, high pressure electrokinetic (HPEK) pumping, for applications in micro and macro scaled fluid-transport based devices. Preliminary HPEK experiments have demonstrated the ability to generate controlled, extremely high pressures in 100-micron-sized systems. This project proposes to assess the feasibility of scaling up the new phenomenon.. The proposed experiments involve the systematic study of the components, which comprise these devices, in order to set operable limits for a wide range of potential applications. The Phase I effort will identify suitable technologies which can employ HPEK phenomena, including associated materials and operating parameters. The commercial potential for technologies based on the new HPEK phenomena described in this proposal is broad and significant. This research potentially opens the door to an entirely new class of fluid transport-based devices such as pumps, actuators, valves, and compressors. ***