Patent · US Active

Flow passage network

US9016311B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
5References
5Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 13, 2013
Grant dateApr 28, 2015
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 13, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/85938
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to a manufacturing method of a flow passage network and a flow passage network for minimizing energy loss occurring during fluid flow, and there are effects in which flow loss is reduced during fluid transport and the energy efficiency of flow passages increases by optimizing geometric factors of flow passages on the basis of biomimetic techniques and theoretical formulae of fluid mechanics. Further, it is effective in manufacturing microfluidics in which laminar flow with a low Reynolds number is dominant.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.