Surface Tension in Microsystems Engineering Below the Capillary Length /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lambert, Pierre (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Microtechnology and MEMS,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Physics.; Fluid mechanics.; Nanotechnology.; Manufacturing industries.; Machines.; Tools.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Applied and Technical Physics.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools.

This book describes how surface tension effects can be used by engineers to provide mechanical functions in miniaturized products (<1 mm). Even if precursors of this field such as Jurin or Laplace already date back to the 18th century, describing surface tension effects from a mechanical perspect...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Physical Background
• Part II Static Modelling of Capillary Forces and Torques
• Part III Dynamic Modelling of Capillary Forces
• Part IV Case Studies. Part V Conclusions and Perspectives.