NASA NTRS · 20110023600
Microscale Thermal-Transpiration Gas Pump
Abstract
A recent addition to the growing class of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) is a single stage of a Knudsen compressor. This device was fabricated and tested to demonstrate the feasibility of Knudsen compressors as miniature vacuum pumps for future portable scientific instruments. The attributes of Knudsen compressors that make them attractive as miniature vacuum pumps are that they contain no moving parts and operate without need for lubricants or working fluids.
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Vargo, Stephen, Muntz, Phillip, Shiflett, Geoff. 2003-02-01. Microscale Thermal-Transpiration Gas Pump. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20110023600
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