Nelson Applied Research, Inc – N. 88 th St. Seattle, WA USA aol.com Design and Performance of Piezopumps Craig E. Nelson - Consultant Engineer
Nelson Applied Research, Inc – N. 88 th St. Seattle, WA USA aol.com 1.Maximum pressure available seems to be on the order of about 12 PSI 2.Flow rate at a pressure of 1 PSI seems to be about 5ml/min for 1 inch dia. piezos 3.Pumping rates for liquid seem to be about 3.5 that for gas at 1 PSI back pressure Typical Commercial Piezo Pump 1
Nelson Applied Research, Inc – N. 88 th St. Seattle, WA USA aol.com Piezo Pump Performance Capability About 5 PSI Typical Commercial Piezo Pump 2
Nelson Applied Research, Inc – N. 88 th St. Seattle, WA USA aol.com 11.6 PSI (100 hecto Pascals = 1.45 PSI) Typical Commercial Piezo Pump 3
Nelson Applied Research, Inc – N. 88 th St. Seattle, WA USA aol.com 5.8 PSI 2.2 PSI (100 hecto Pascals = 1.45 PSI) About 1 PSI Typical Commercial Piezo Pump 4
Nelson Applied Research, Inc – N. 88 th St. Seattle, WA USA aol.com Piezo Pump Parts and Construction
Nelson Applied Research, Inc – N. 88 th St. Seattle, WA USA aol.com Inside a PAR Corporation Pump
Nelson Applied Research, Inc – N. 88 th St. Seattle, WA USA aol.com Piezo Pump Elements
Nelson Applied Research, Inc – N. 88 th St. Seattle, WA USA aol.com Disc Type Valve Typical Piezo Pump Assembly Piezo Pump Elements
Nelson Applied Research, Inc – N. 88 th St. Seattle, WA USA aol.com 15, 27 and 35 mm Piezo Disks Typical Piezo Disks
Nelson Applied Research, Inc – N. 88 th St. Seattle, WA USA aol.com Summary The performance of several commercially available piezopumps has been presented. Some aspects of the design and construction of typical piezopumps were shown.