Electrode combinations for pumping fluids
US6106685A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC40B60/14
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a device that moves liquid comprising: a channel; and, an electrode-based pump comprising two or more electrodes which when powered form stronger or weaker electric field lines between the electrodes, wherein the electrodes are arrayed so that (a) the strongest electric field lines cross a cross-section of the channel or (b) the electrodes are concentrically arrayed around the channel such that the strongest electric field lines parallel the channel on more than one face of the channel.
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