ELECTRO-CONJUGATE FLUID Electro-conjugate fluid (hereafter abbreviated as ECF) is a kind of dielectric fluid that produces a powerful jet flow

(ECF jet) between rod-type electrodes in an applied non-uniform static electric field. By using the ECF jet, a new type of micromotor with a simple structure and light weight can be realized. Until now, some types of ECF micromotors have been developed with a 3 mm inner diameter. In this study, a micromotor is fabricated with a 2 mm inner diameter in order to improve the output power density, using the ECF jet. The micromotor was first designed and fabricated; then, the performance of the motor was measured. The experimental results confirm that the micromotor developed here has a higher power density than the micromotors previously developed with 3 mm inner diameter. http://pii.sagepub.com/content/220/4/251.abstract ECF(Electro-Conjugate Fluid) technology ECF (Electro Conjugate Fluid) effect, which shows the liquid move in an electric field, was found by Prof. Otsubo in Chiba Univ. in 1994. Joint research work started between Prof. Otsubo in Chiba Univ. and Prof. Yokota in Tokyo Institute of Technology, and New Technology Management Co., Ltd was established to make an ECF technology practicable in 1995.

ECF micro Tube Actuator driven by ECF jet flow.

Moving principle of ECF micro Tube Actuator driven by ECF jet flow. http://www.jetro.go.jp/ttppoas/anken/0000067000/67972_e.html

ELECTRO-CONJUGATE FLUID An electro-conjugate fluid (ECF) is a kind of dielectric fluid, which works as a smart fluid. The fluid generates a powerful jet flow, which we call an ECF jet, when subjected to high DC voltage with a highly non-uniform electric field. This means the ECF works as a fluid power source for mechanical components without any bulky pumps. This paper develops a high-performance ECF micromotor having novel saw-toothed electrode series. The motor has four disk plates with the electrode series as a rotor. The inner diameter and length of the motor are 9 and 10.6 mm, respectively. Experimental results confirm that the output power and torque of the motor are 21 times and 7.5 times larger than those of a previous ECF micromotor having bar-shaped electrode pairs. 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. AuthorElectro-conjugate fluid (hereafter abbreviated as ECF) is a kind of dielectric fluid that produces a powerful jet flow (ECF jet) between rod-type electrodes in an applied non-uniform static electric field. By using the ECF jet, a new type of micromotor with a simple structure and light weight can be realized. Until now, some types of ECF micromotors have been developed with a 3 mm inner diameter. In this study, a micromotor is fabricated with a 2 mm inner diameter in order to improve the output power density, using the ECF jet. The micromotor was first designed and fabricated; then, the performance of the motor was measured. The experimental results confirm that the micromotor developed here has a higher power density than the micromotors previously developed with 3 mm inner diameter. http://pii.sagepub.com/content/220/4/251.abstract ECF (Electro Conjugate Fluid) is a unique clear liquid which generates a strong jet flow (ECF-jet) between electrodes under electric field. Many applications using ECF-jet, such as micromotors, microactuators and micropumps, are under development. ECF-jet driven micromotor with an inner diameter of 2mm was one of the ECF development applications in our research lab. ECF micropump is also designed with the 1mm thickness (called a paper pump) for CPU cooling device application.

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