Pumping systems and methods

Abstract

Disclosed are systems and methods for pumping liquids in a fluid circuit. In one embodiment, a pumping system can include a gas accumulator operationally coupled to an electro-osmotic (EO) pump. The gas accumulator can include a chamber configured to collect a gas produced from the operation of the EO pump. In some embodiments, the gas accumulator can include a gas accumulator inlet configured to be coupled to a fluid outlet of the fluid circuit. In certain embodiments, the gas accumulator can include a pump receptacle configured to couple to the EO pump by, for example, a thermal fitting. In one embodiment, a pumping system can include a second gas accumulator configured to operationally couple to a fluid inlet of the fluid circuit. In some embodiments, the EO pump and gas accumulator can be included in a cooling system of, for example, a printed circuit board.

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