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Surface Tension in Microsystems [electronic resource] : Engineering Below the Capillary Length / edited by Pierre Lambert.

By: Lambert, Pierre [editor.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Microtechnology and MEMS: Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: XXIX, 327 p. 174 illus., 42 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642375521.Subject(s): Engineering | Hydraulic engineering | Machinery | Nanotechnology | Engineering | Engineering Fluid Dynamics | Nanotechnology and Microengineering | Applied and Technical Physics | Nanotechnology | Manufacturing, Machines, ToolsDDC classification: 620.1064 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Part I Physical Background -- Part II Static Modelling of Capillary Forces and Torques -- Part III Dynamic Modelling of Capillary Forces -- Part IV Case Studies. Part V Conclusions and Perspectives.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book describes how surface tension effects can be used by engineers to provide mechanical functions in miniaturized products (<1 mm). Even if precursors of this field such as Jurin or Laplace already date back to the 18th century, describing surface tension effects from a mechanical perspective is very recent. The originality of this book is to consider the effects of capillary bridges on solids, including forces and torques exerted both statically and dynamically by the liquid along the 6 degrees-of-freedom. It provides a comprehensive approach to various applications, such as capillary adhesion (axial force), centering force in packaging and micro-assembly (lateral force) and recent developments such as a capillary motor (torque). It devises how surface tension can be used to provide mechanical functions such as actuation (bubble-actuated compliant table), sealing and tightness, energy harvesting, nanodispending.
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Part I Physical Background -- Part II Static Modelling of Capillary Forces and Torques -- Part III Dynamic Modelling of Capillary Forces -- Part IV Case Studies. Part V Conclusions and Perspectives.

This book describes how surface tension effects can be used by engineers to provide mechanical functions in miniaturized products (<1 mm). Even if precursors of this field such as Jurin or Laplace already date back to the 18th century, describing surface tension effects from a mechanical perspective is very recent. The originality of this book is to consider the effects of capillary bridges on solids, including forces and torques exerted both statically and dynamically by the liquid along the 6 degrees-of-freedom. It provides a comprehensive approach to various applications, such as capillary adhesion (axial force), centering force in packaging and micro-assembly (lateral force) and recent developments such as a capillary motor (torque). It devises how surface tension can be used to provide mechanical functions such as actuation (bubble-actuated compliant table), sealing and tightness, energy harvesting, nanodispending.

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