Micro-switch heater with varying gas sub-channel cross-section
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorSasko Zarev
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Abstract
An apparatus for separating a liquid in a liquid metal micro-switch. In representative embodiments, the apparatus comprises a heater and a sub-channel inside a structure. The heater is located inside a cavity of the structure onto which the liquid metal micro-switch is fabricated. The sub-channel inside the structure connects the cavity to a main channel. The sub-channel has a cross-sectional area. The value of the cross-sectional area at the boundary between the sub-channel and the main channel is less than the value of the cross-sectional area at the boundary between the sub-channel and the cavity. The gas permeates the cavity and the sub-channel and is capable of extending into the main channel.
Claims5
An apparatus for separating a liquid in a liquid metal micro-switch which comprises:
- a heater, wherein the heater is located inside a cavity of a structure onto which the liquid metal micro-switch is fabricated;
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- a sub-channel inside the structure connecting the cavity to a main channel, wherein the sub-channel has a cross-sectional area, wherein the value of the cross-sectional area at the boundary between the sub-channel and the main channel is less than the value of the cross-sectional area at the boundary between the sub-channel and the cavity, and wherein a gas permeates the cavity and the sub-channel, and wherein the gas is capable of extending into the main channel.
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