scholarly journals Analysis of ARROW Waveguide based Microcantilever for Sensing Application

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asha K ◽  
Narayan Krishnaswamy ◽  
N K Suryanarayana
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Quality Factor ◽  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Air Gap ◽  
Output Waveguide ◽  
Electric Voltage ◽  
Sensing Application ◽  
Electric Filed ◽  
Microcantilever Beam

Abstract Analysis of microcantilever beam and ARROW microcantilever waveguides are presented in this work. The microcantilever is simulated by using the silicon nitride material. Electric voltage applied creates the deformation in the cantilever beam. The deformation leads to displacement of the beam. The displacement is due to bending of the cantilever tip. The integration of MEMS cantilever and ARROW waveguide results in the ARROW microcantilever waveguide. The ARROW microcantilever waveguide quality factor, electric filed intensity and sensitivity analysis are the three important parameters presented. The quality factor is obtained by varying the air gap distance between cantilever waveguide and output waveguide. Through this simulation using FDTD sensitivity up to 73.78 nm/RIU has been achieved for the microcantilever arrow waveguide.

scholarly journals Design and Analysis of an Aerostatic Pad Controlled by a Diaphragm Valve

Lubricants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Federico Colombo ◽  
Luigi Lentini ◽  
Terenziano Raparelli ◽  
Andrea Trivella ◽  
Vladimir Viktorov
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
High Precision ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Maximum Load ◽  
Air Gap ◽  
Diaphragm Valve ◽  
Compensation Methods ◽  
Aerostatic Bearings ◽  
Gap Height

Because of their distinctive characteristics, aerostatic bearings are particularly suitable for high-precision applications. However, because of the compressibility of the lubricant, this kind of bearing is characterized by low relative stiffness and poor damping. Compensation methods represent a valuable solution to these limitations. This paper presents a design procedure for passively compensated bearings controlled by diaphragm valves. Given a desired air gap height at which the system should work, the procedure makes it possible to maximize the stiffness of the bearing around this value. The designed bearings exhibit a quasi-static infinite stiffness for load variation ranging from 20% to almost 50% of the maximum load capacity of the bearing. Moreover, the influence of different parameters on the performance of the compensated pad is evaluated through a sensitivity analysis.

Performance Improvement of RF Inductors Using LTCC Technology

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (CICMT) ◽  
pp. 000054-000058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goran Radosavljević ◽  
Andrea Marić ◽  
Walter Smetana ◽  
Ljiljana Živanov
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Design Optimization ◽  
Quality Factor ◽  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Air Gap ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Operating Frequency Range ◽  
Rf Inductors ◽  
First Time

This paper presents for the first time a parallel comparison of the performance of RF inductors realized on different substrate configurations. Presented inductors are meander type structures fabricated in Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) technology. Also, chosen material is never before implemented for inductor fabrication. The performance improvement is achieved by design optimization of different substrate configurations that incorporate placement of an air-gap beneath the inductor and/or introduction of an additional shielding layer on the top. Designed structures are characterized on the basis of simulation and experimental data, achieving good correlation between obtained results. Presented results show over 30 % increase in quality factor and widening of the operating frequency range by over 55 %.

scholarly journals Influence of clamp-widening on the quality factor of nanomechanical silicon nitride resonators

2019 ◽  
Vol 126 (16) ◽  
pp. 165108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedram Sadeghi ◽  
Manuel Tanzer ◽  
Simon L. Christensen ◽  
Silvan Schmid
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Quality Factor

Sensitivity Analysis of Air Gap Membrane Distillation

2003 ◽  
Vol 38 (15) ◽  
pp. 3645-3667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahmi A. Abu Al‐Rub ◽  
Fawzi Banat ◽  
Khalid Bani‐Melhem
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
Air Gap ◽  
Air Gap Membrane Distillation

Sensing Signal and Energy Generation Analysis on a Flexoelectric Beam

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. D. Hu ◽  
H. Li ◽  
H. S. Tzou
Keyword(s):  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Coupling Effect ◽  
Mechanical Strain ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Energy Generation ◽  
Electric Polarization ◽  
Ambient Vibration ◽  
Electric Voltage ◽  
Flexoelectric Effect ◽  
Fourth Mode

Flexoelectricity is known as an electromechanical gradient coupling effect. The direct flexoelectric effect that can convert mechanical strain gradient into electric polarization (or electric field) plays an important role in charge generation in the situation when piezoelectricity is absent. This study focuses on the application of the direct flexoelectric effect based on a flexoelectric cantilever beam to investigate its effectiveness of sensing signal and energy generation. The dielectric cantilever beam is deposited with electrodes both on top and bottom surfaces to generate an electric voltage. The sensing mechanism of flexo-piezo-electric effect is analyzed and the expression of sensing signal is derived. Results show that the output sensing signal is only contributed by the flexoelectric effect while the piezoelectric effect is eliminated due to the symmetric bending strains through the beam thickness. The spatial distribution of sensing signal when the fully covered electrode is uniformly segmented to 10 patches is evaluated as an illustration, and the flexoelectric sensitivity of about 0.15V/mm for the first mode and 4V/mm for the fourth mode is achieved. The optimal sensing position is dependent of the electrode size and the vibration mode and in general, it locates where the difference between the slopes at two ends of the electrode patch reaches maximum. Based on the flexoelectric voltage, the energy generation power is also conducted when the flexoelectric cantilever beam is treated as distributed energy harvesters. As a result, the maximal power of RMS is about 1.5×10−8W/mm for the first mode and increases to about 0.6mW/mm for the fourth mode. It provides an alternative way to harvest electric energy from the ambient vibration without using piezoelectricity.

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