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A prototype model of micro pump module for micro fluid power actuation systems is fabricated and experimentally investigated. The functional fluid; ECF (Electro-Conjugate Fluid) is used to be pumping function for the micro pump module of the fluid power actuation system. The fluid power source using the ECF can be embedded in the main body of the micro fluid power actuation systems and can be effective as driving source of the actuator. Some kind of a novel needletype of micro electrode in the pump module is fabricated by a micro electric discharge machining. The shape and gap of the electrodes on the delivery pressure of the pump due to the ECF jet are experimentally investigated. The pressure due to the ECF jet strongly depends on the number and shape of the needles and the gap of the electrodes.
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Tanaka, Y., Yokota, S. (2010). Design and Fabrication of Micro Pump for Functional Fluid Power Actuation System. In: Higuchi, T., Suzumori, K., Tadokoro, S. (eds) Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-991-6_14
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