2304 results about "Fluidic channel" patented technology

In some implementations, a low dead space airway adapter for sampling fluid flowing through a ventilation assembly includes an outer wall configured to couple to an endotracheal (ET) tube adapter and an internal projection positioned at least partially within an internal cavity defined by the outer wall and configured to extend within an internal cavity of the ET tube adapter when the airway adapter is in use. The internal projection can include a fluid passageway configured for fluid communication with at least a portion of the internal cavity of the ET tube adapter and a free end comprising an opening in fluid communication with the fluid passageway. At least a portion of the free end can be chamfered around the opening and configured to contact an inner surface of the ET tube adapter when the outer wall is coupled to the ET tube adapter.

A regenerative filter that includes a filter housing having inlet and outlet zones; a fluid path provided between the inlet and outlet zones; a plurality of filter elements each having an outer surface filter media applied thereto and functioning to filter particulate or contaminants from the fluid path. The filter elements are disposed in an monolithic array. An inlet port arrangement is disposed at the filter housing leading to the inlet zone and is constructed and arranged to direct the fluid path into the filter housing in a manner so as to maintain a controlled turbulence at the inlet zone. The inlet port arrangement comprises a pair of inlet ports that are arranged in juxtaposition at the inlet zone and each having one end where the fluid flow enters. Embodiments that are considered as falling under the scope of the present invention include 1. Single inlet / two or more outlets; 2. Two or more inlets / single outlet, or 3. Two or more inlets and two or more outlets.

A fluid delivery system is disclosed which comprises at least one first supply station for supplying a first fluid and at least one second supply station for supplying a second fluid different from the first fluid. The fluid delivery system further comprises a pressurizing unit for pressurizing the first and second fluids, said pressurizing unit comprising first and second pump modules, and each pump module comprising a chamber and a piston provided with a plunger to define first and second variable-volume sub-chambers. The fluid delivery system further comprises first and second inlet fluid circuits, first and second outlet fluid circuits, and a first recirculation fluid pathway fluidically connecting the first and second variable-volume sub-chambers of a pump module. Moreover, a first actuator is associated to said first recirculation fluid pathway for managing the fluid passage in both directions between said first and second variable-volume sub-chambers of said pump module. Methods of operating the fluid delivery system are disclosed too.

The invention discloses a low-flow precision detection metering method suitable for a water meter, which comprises the following steps: S1, arranging a texture coating on the surface of a fluid channel in the water meter, interacting a groove with fluid to generate periodic pressure pulsation, collecting a local pressure fluctuation signal generated when the fluid passes through the groove, and processing to obtain a first flow value; s2, full-band pressure pulsation signals at an outlet of the water meter are collected, a pressure-flow model is established, and a second flow value is obtained; s3, constructing a first fusion model, and inputting the first flow value and the second flow value into the first fusion model to obtain a preliminary fusion flow value; s4, inputting the preliminarily fused flow value and environmental parameters into a correlation model to obtain a corrected flow value; and S5, constructing a second fusion model, inputting the corrected flow value and the predicted flow value into the second fusion model, and outputting a low-flow metering result of the water meter. According to the invention, the applicability and reliability of the water meter in a low-flow scene are enhanced.

A fluid connector includes a shell having a fluid channel, a ball valve accommodated in the shell and having a through hole, a control element arranged outside the shell for controlling the ball valve to rotate, and a pin member. A front end of the shell for engaging a matching connector has an engagement hole. The control element controls the ball valve between a closed position and an open position. The through hole is in fluid communication with the fluid channel when the ball valve is at the open position. A front face of the shell has an accommodating hole for accommodating the pin member. A resilient member is arranged in the accommodating hole for supporting the pin member. The pin member is adapted to be guided by a guide structure and compress the resilient member to separate from the engagement hole of the matching connector.

A catheter comprises a catheter shaft having a fluid channel, an ultrasound transducer and a compliant balloon mounted on the catheter shaft and having an interior in fluid communication with the fluid channel and containing the ultrasound transducer. The compliant balloon includes a balloon wall having a working section radially surrounding the ultrasound transducer. The working section has a predetermined straightness when the working section has a first diameter and when the working section has a second diameter that is at least 2 mm greater than the first diameter. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Methods and apparatuses for utilizing triply periodic minimal surface structures for additive manufacturing of a thermal management system are disclosed, wherein the thermal management system comprises: a solid structure; a triply periodic minimal surface structure within the solid structure, wherein the triply periodic minimal surface structure comprises a first fluid channel and a second fluid channel; a first inlet coupled to the solid structure and configured to pass a first fluid into the first fluid channel; a second inlet coupled to the solid structure and configured to pass a second fluid into the second fluid channel; a first outlet coupled to the solid structure and configured to pass the first fluid out of the first fluid channel; and a second outlet coupled to the solid structure and configured to pass the second fluid out of the second fluid channel. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

A fluid mattress includes:a fluid supply unit capable of supplying a fluid;a fluid path to which the fluid is supplied from the fluid supply unit;a plurality of first cells connected to each other;a plurality of second cells connected to each other;a first solenoid valve including a first end connected to the plurality of first cells and a second end connected to the fluid path;a second solenoid valve including a first end connected to the plurality of second cells and a second end connected to the fluid path;an external solenoid valve including a first end connected to an outside and a second end connected to the fluid path;a pressure sensor that measures a pressure of the fluid in the fluid path; anda controller that receives input of a measurement result by the pressure sensor, and controls the fluid supply unit, the first solenoid valve, the second solenoid valve, and the external solenoid valve.The controller can implementa first mode in which a pressure in the second cell is set to be a first pressure, and a pressure in the first cell is set to be equal to or lower than a second pressure lower than the first pressure, anda second mode in which a pressure in the first cell is set to be the first pressure, and a pressure in the second cell is set to be equal to or lower than the second pressure.The controller, when implementing the second mode by shifting from the first mode, stops the fluid supply unit, causes the first solenoid valve to be in a closed state, causes the second solenoid valve and the external solenoid valve to be in an open state, determines the first pressure based on time during when a measurement value by the pressure sensor changes from a third pressure lower than the first pressure and higher than the second pressure to a fourth pressure lower than the third pressure and higher than the second pressure, and causes the first pressure to be higher as the time is longer.

A fluid connector includes a shell having a fluid channel, a valve member rotatably accommodated in the fluid channel and having a through hole, a control element connected to the valve member for controlling the valve member to rotate between a closed position and an open position, and an interlock system. The shell has an interface to abut a mating connector and an accommodating hole concavely formed from the interface. The interlock system includes two pins coaxially accommodated in the accommodating hole and a resilient system. The control element is operatively connected to the interlock system via a restricting member and an operating member.

Disclosed in the present disclosure is a multi-position controlled airway valve, including a venting control member; a valve body, provided with a fluid channel and a venting channel, in which the venting control member is provided on the venting channel; a valve core assembly, mounted in the fluid channel, controlling the fluid channel to switch between a connected state and a sealed state, wherein the valve core assembly in a filling mode controls the fluid channel to be in the connected state and abuts against the venting control member so as to keep the venting channel to be in a ventilated state. Disclosed is also a refilling device applied with the multi-position controlled airway valve and a refilling system applied with the refilling device, so as to achieve the objective of removing air and residual gases promptly when refilling with new fuels.

An evaporation device includes a sample fluid channel extending from a sample fluid inlet to a sample fluid outlet. The evaporation device is configured to evaporate a solvent of a sample fluid containing a target analyte to increase the concentration of the target analyte. The device includes a housing enclosing and defining a testing environment within which the evaporation device is disposed. The housing includes a heater, a temperature sensor, and a humidity sensor. A pump coupled to a gas inlet tube is configured to cause a gas flow within the testing environment adjacent to the evaporation device. A controller in communication with each of the heater, the temperature sensor, and the humidity sensor, is configured to activate the heater in response to at least one of a temperature value or a humidity value of the testing environment.

The utility model provides a microfluid sample detection device which comprises a fluid inlet, a microfluid channel, a fluid outlet, a reaction area, a liquid collecting area, a pump body and a valve body, the valve body comprises a substrate, a double-sided colloid and a flexible diaphragm, a cavity is formed between the upper surface of the plastic substrate and the lower surface of the flexible diaphragm, the cavity is opened when the flexible diaphragm is loosened, and the cavity is closed when the flexible diaphragm is tensioned; the valve body comprises a first valve body, a second valve body, a third valve body and a fourth valve body, the second valve body and the third valve body are arranged between the pump body and the microfluid channel and located on the downstream portion of the first valve body, and the working states of the third valve body and the fourth valve body are opposite. Moreover, the parallel scheme further comprises a conductive system composed of electrodes, the conductive system at least comprises two electrodes, and the electrode sensing ends are located at the two ends of the reaction area respectively. The microfluidic sample detection device is loaded in a detection device to form a microfluidic sample detection system.

A fluid connector includes a shell having a fluid channel, a ball valve accommodated in the shell and having a through hole, a control element arranged outside the shell for controlling the ball valve to rotate, and a pin member. A front end of the shell for engaging a matching connector has an engagement hole. The control element controls the ball valve between a closed position and an open position. The through hole is in fluid communication with the fluid channel when the ball valve is at the open position. A front face of the shell has an accommodating hole for accommodating the pin member. A resilient member is arranged in the accommodating hole for supporting the pin member. The pin member obstructs the rotation of the control element unless it is in a set position.

A nanopore sensing device comprises a planar structure provided with plural fluidic passages extending between the first and second chambers. The planar structure supports nanopores in membranes across respective passages and sensor electrodes are arranged to sense a fluidic electrical potential in respective passages between the nanopores and the second chamber. The passages comprise planar fluidic resistor portions between the sensor electrode and the second chamber, the planar fluidic resistor portions extending in a planar direction of the planar structure and being configured to form a fluidic resistor.

The invention discloses a liquid cooling heat dissipation system for electronic equipment, the electronic equipment comprises a shell and a heating component, the shell is internally provided with an accommodating cavity, the heating component is arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the liquid cooling heat dissipation system comprises a first liquid cooling plate arranged in the accommodating cavity and connected with the heating component; the first liquid cooling plate is provided with a first liquid inlet, a first liquid outlet and a first cavity communicated with the first liquid inlet and the first liquid outlet; the refrigeration module is arranged in the accommodating cavity and is far away from the heating component, and the refrigeration module is provided with a second liquid inlet, a second liquid outlet and a second cavity communicated with the second liquid inlet and the second liquid outlet; the micropump is provided with a liquid inlet end and a liquid outlet end which are communicated with each other, the liquid inlet end of the micropump is communicated with the first liquid inlet, and the liquid outlet end of the micropump is communicated with the second liquid inlet; the first liquid outlet is communicated with the second liquid outlet, so that the first cavity and the second cavity form a fluid channel, and a liquid cooling working medium is arranged in the fluid channel.

The utility model provides a microfluid sample detection device and a microfluid sample detection system. The microfluid sample detection device comprises a fluid inlet, a microfluid channel, a fluid outlet, a reaction area, a liquid collecting area, a pump body, a valve body and a lock body, the valve body comprises a substrate, a double-sided colloid and a flexible diaphragm, a cavity is formed between the upper surface of the plastic substrate and the lower surface of the flexible diaphragm, the cavity is opened when the flexible diaphragm is loosened, and the cavity is closed when the flexible diaphragm is tensioned; the valve body comprises a first valve body and a second valve body, the second valve body is arranged on the downstream of the first valve body, and the working states of the first valve body and the second valve body are opposite; the lock body is arranged on the downstream of the second valve body. Moreover, the parallel scheme further comprises a conductive system composed of electrodes, the conductive system at least comprises two electrodes, and the electrode sensing ends are located at the two ends of the reaction area respectively. The microfluidic sample detection device is loaded in a detection device to form a microfluidic sample detection system.

A fluid connector includes a shell having a fluid channel, a ball valve accommodated in the shell and having a through hole, a control element arranged outside the shell for controlling the ball valve to rotate, and a pin member. A front end of the shell for engaging a matching connector has an engagement hole. The control element controls the ball valve between a closed position and an open position. The through hole is in fluid communication with the fluid channel when the ball valve is at the open position. A front face of the shell has an accommodating hole for accommodating the pin member. A resilient member is arranged in the accommodating hole for supporting the pin member.

A stator for an electric machine is disclosed. The state includes a stator body having a plurality of stator teeth arranged distributed circumferentially and stator grooves formed between the stator teeth and extending through the stator body in the axial direction, wherein electrical conductors of a stator winding are arranged in the stator grooves, the electrical conductors emerging from the end of the stator body at least so as to form an end winding and being able to be energized by means of an electrical contact-making element, wherein the stator body is formed from a plurality of layered stator sheets, and the stator body has a plurality of fluid channels through which a cooling fluid can flow and which extend through the stator body in the axial direction.

The utility model relates to the technical field of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, in particular to a mixed air inlet device. The utility model provides a mixed gas inlet device which comprises an upper cover plate and a gas inlet cavity. The upper cover plate comprises a first fluid channel which penetrates through the middle of the upper cover plate from top to bottom and is used for introducing first gas into the gas inlet cavity. A plurality of gas inlet channels are formed in the side wall of the upper cover plate, are distributed along the peripheral side of the upper cover plate and are used for introducing second gas; a plurality of flow dividing grooves are formed in the upper cover plate in the circumferential direction and used for dividing second gas introduced into the gas inlet channel. Each gas inlet channel is connected with at least one flow dividing groove, and second gas enters the gas inlet cavity through the gas inlet channels and the flow dividing grooves; and the gas inlet cavity outputs mixed gas formed by mixing the introduced first gas and second gas. According to the utility model, the uniform and thorough mixing effect of two process gases in the device can be ensured, so that the uniformity and high efficiency of the semiconductor process are ensured.

The invention discloses a preparation method and application of a wind cap of a circulating fluidized bed gasifier, the wind cap is arranged at the bottom of a gasifier body, the wind cap mainly comprises a wind cap gas inlet, a wind cap gas outlet and a wind cap gas flow channel, and the wind cap gas flow channel is composed of a Tesla valve fluid channel. The air cap is prepared from modified fly ash through a combined method of freezing ball-milling nano modification, 3D printing coupling microwave-assisted sintering and salt bath chromizing strengthening. According to the method, a large amount of solid waste of fly ash can be consumed to realize carbon emission reduction, the efficiency of the circulating fluidized bed can be improved through structural optimization, meanwhile, the preparation cost of the hood can be reduced, and the method has relatively high application and popularization values.

An example one-time-open microfluidic valve can include an inlet microfluidic channel in a first elevation plane and an outlet channel in a second elevation plane. An upstream end of the outlet channel can overlap a downstream end of the inlet microfluidic channel. A capillary nozzle opening can connect the inlet microfluidic channel to the outlet channel at the overlapping ends. The capillary nozzle opening can have an outlet width that is smaller than a width of the outlet channel. A fluid actuator can be positioned to eject a fluid in the inlet microfluidic channel through the capillary nozzle opening into the outlet channel.

The present disclosure provides a sensing assembly for sensing a property of a fluid sample comprising at least one working electrode provided in the primary fluid channel configured to sense a property of a fluid sample in the primary fluid channel; a secondary fluid channel adjacent to and fluidly connected to the primary fluid channel along the primary flow path; and a reference electrode element provided in the secondary fluid channel. The secondary fluid channel is arranged as a branch from the primary fluid channel so as to limit the flow of fluid sample from the primary fluid channel to the reference electrode element. Alternatively or additionally, a method comprises determining a property of a sample comprising providing such a sensing assembly.

The invention discloses a negative pressure suction device for ear canal flushing. The negative pressure suction device comprises a handheld shell, a fluid channel assembly, a sealing adapter, a cleaning fluid supply unit and a negative pressure generation unit. A cavity is formed in the handheld shell; the fluid channel assembly penetrates through the cavity, the two ends of the fluid channel assembly extend out of the head and the tail of the handheld shell respectively, and the fluid channel assembly is provided with a cleaning fluid nozzle and a negative pressure suction port close to the head and communicated with a flushing channel and a negative pressure channel which are isolated from each other in the fluid channel assembly respectively. The sealing adapter is arranged at the tail of the handheld shell and used for being connected with the fluid channel assembly and guiding a flushing channel and a negative pressure channel of the fluid channel assembly to corresponding external interfaces after the flushing channel and the negative pressure channel are isolated. The cleaning fluid supply unit is communicated with the flushing channel to provide cleaning fluid; the negative pressure generating unit is communicated with the negative pressure channel to provide negative pressure power. According to the auditory meatus flushing device, through the physically-isolated double-channel design and a flushing and suction mechanism working synchronously, flushing fluid residues and cross contamination are effectively avoided, and the safety, efficiency and reliability of auditory meatus flushing operation are improved.

The present application provides a heat exchanger and a manufacturing method of a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a metal substrate, the metal substrate has a fluid channel for circulating a heat exchange medium; and the heat exchanger further includes a coating, the coating includes resin, silica and titanium dioxide, and the coating is arranged to cover at least part of a surface of the metal substrate. Silica particles and titanium dioxide particles are conducive to the formation of a complex micro-nano structure, and leveling and stability of hydrophilic resin contribute to long-term maintenance of the micro-nano structure. The coating of the heat exchanger according to the present application has excellent hydrophilic durability.

The invention relates to the technical field of flow measurement, in particular to an integrated differential pressure type orifice plate flowmeter which comprises a differential pressure transmitter, a filtering structure, a driving structure, a mounting structure, a fixing structure, a dismounting structure, a three-valve set, a pressure guide pipe and a mounting pipe. The arrangement of the filtering structure is convenient for intercepting and filtering a medium in the fluid channel, impurities can be prevented from entering a subsequent detection assembly to influence the detection effect, interference on flow detection is prevented, the driving structure is convenient for driving the guide block to drive the filter screen to reciprocate, and the relative position of the filter screen and the impurities is continuously changed. A first screw rod in the mounting structure drives a connecting ring to drive a plurality of abutting blocks to abut against a pipeline flange plate at the same time, so that particle impurities are not prone to adhering to the surface of a filter screen, the blocking risk is reduced, it is ensured that fluid smoothly passes through the filter screen, and a hole plate can be rapidly replaced without disassembling a plurality of components through drawing and inserting type mounting in the mounting structure, and the replacement efficiency is improved. And the installation efficiency of the flowmeter installation pipe is improved.

An automated plant cultivation system is provided having multi-tiered vertically arranged horizontal magazine structures each employing seed or plant capsules with a fluid circulation and illumination and communication network controlled by an on-board processor. Particularly, the system includes a magazine structure having seed / plant capsules within seed / plant reservoirs alternately arranged between at least one of a light source substantially concealed from direct viewing. A fluid channel extends across a long axis of the magazine structure, wherein the magazine structure is adapted for use of seed / plant capsules with nutrient composite plant growth cultivation, hydroponic plant growth cultivation, aeroponic plant growth cultivation methods or combinations thereof.

The invention provides a bionic gradient-based TPMS double-channel heat exchanger structure design method, which relates to the technical field of heat exchanger design, and comprises the following steps: S1, creating a cube reference model, determining the position of each node in the reference model according to the spatial topological relation of a diamond crystal structure, and carrying out three-dimensional space connection to form a diamond unit cell support structure; s2, parametric modeling of the multiple tubular objects is conducted through a curved surface tool according to the diamond unit cell support structure, and a tubular curved surface network is generated; s3, performing equidistant offset operation on the tubular curved surface network to obtain a TPMS unit cell structure; s4, performing three-dimensional array on the TPMS unit cell structure to obtain an HRD lattice structure model; and S5, carrying out gradient parameterization regulation and control on the diameter of the fluid channel of the HRD lattice structure model. The heat exchanger has the beneficial effects that unification of light weight and high rigidity is achieved, and the heat exchange efficiency can be remarkably improved while high rigidity and light weight are achieved.

An embodiment relates to a manifold fluid module integrated with a gas-liquid separator. The manifold fluid module integrated with the gas-liquid separator according to the embodiment may include a manifold plate including a fluid passage formed internally, a heat exchanger coupled to the manifold plate for heat exchange between a first fluid and a second fluid, a first expansion valve coupled to the manifold plate and configured to block the flow of the first fluid or expand the first fluid based on air conditioning mode, and a gas-liquid separator at least partially integrally formed with the manifold plate to create an inflow space for the first fluid expanded by the first expansion valve and to separate the first fluid into gas and liquid phases.

A snorkel for determining the presence of contaminants and electrical properties of a component on a PCB is provided. The snorkel includes a housing having a plurality of ribs that are each configured to move between a first position and a second position, a fluid inlet port, and a fluid outlet port. The snorkel also has a first flexible seal that defines a fluid boundary and a second flexible seal that defines a vacuum boundary. The fluid inlet / outlet ports define a fluid channel within the fluid boundary. The first flexible seal is within the vacuum boundary such that the fluid boundary is disposed within the vacuum boundary. The snorkel also has a plurality of electrical probes that can employ a four-point probe method where a tip of each electrical probe of the plurality of probes is disposed within the fluid channel.