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Jacobi, Anthony M. Shoemaker, Mark W. 2011-05-25T15:05:44Z 2011-05-25T15:05:44Z 2011-05-25T15:05:44Z 2011-05 This study focuses on the air-moving performance of geometrical arrays of piezoelectric fans, specifically relating to the fan curve. In the past, many studies have been conducted on the performance of single piezoelectric fans. The heat transfer benefits over natural convection have been well studied and most applications are focused on electronics cooling. However, for applications requiring higher pressures and flow rates piezoelectric fans have not been considered. This study is aimed at improving the performance by implementing an array of piezoelectric fans. A performance analysis for two array geometries is shown and efficiencies and correlations are discussed. Although previous work has been performed investigating the fan curve performance of a single piezoelectric fan, this work represents the first investigation of the air-moving capabilities of an array of piezoelectric fans. Item withdrawn by Alexis Thompson (athmpsn1@illinois.edu) on 2011-04-27T21:59:29Z Item was in collections: University of Illinois Theses & Dissertations (ID: 1) No. of bitstreams: 2 Shoemaker Thesis v1-4.docx: 2114934 bytes, checksum: 4c2d125ff523b94fc07dd155f6c13425 (MD5) Shoemaker_Mark.pdf: 1798791 bytes, checksum: a975efaedbfdb78285bf9a48e3605f99 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-25T15:05:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3 Shoemaker_Mark.pdf: 1798791 bytes, checksum: a975efaedbfdb78285bf9a48e3605f99 (MD5) license.txt: 4064 bytes, checksum: 0b750af410113d3383282ace6ce9c4ec (MD5) Shoemaker Thesis v1-4.docx: 2114934 bytes, checksum: 4c2d125ff523b94fc07dd155f6c13425 (MD5) http://hdl.handle.net/2142/24087 en Copyright 2011 Mark W. Shoemaker Arrays fan curve flow rate piezoelectric fans pressure. Performance analysis of the air-moving capabilities of piezoelectric fan arrays Mechanical Sci & Engineering 1917 Mechanical Engineering 0133 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Thesis M.S. MS:Mechanical Engineerng -UIUC 10KS0133MS