Thermolysis reaction actuating pump
AssigneeIndustrial Technology Research Institute
InventorsKuo-Yao Weng, Ching-Yi Wu
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Abstract
A thermolysis reaction actuating pump system including a first set of walls defining a channel having a cross-sectional area less than one millimeter squared, and wherein a liquid is received in the channel. A second set of walls defining a reaction chamber and a thermolytic body carried in the reaction chamber. The first set and second set of walls are constructed and arranged to allow the flow of gas from the reaction chamber into the channel. A heater is positioned to provide heat to the thermolytic body and disassociate the thermolytic body to produce gas to pump the liquid through the channel.
Claims45
A thermolysis reaction actuating pump system comprising:
- a first set of walls defining a channel having a cross-sectional area less than one millimeters squared;
- a liquid received in the channel;
- a second set of walls defining a reaction chamber and a thermolytic body carried in the reaction chamber;
- the first set of walls and the second set of walls being constructed and arranged to allow the flow of gas from the reaction chamber into the channel;
- a heater positioned to provide heat to the thermolytic body and to disassociate the thermolytic body to produce gas to pump the liquid through the channel.
A method of pumping a liquid comprising:
- providing a pump system having a first set of walls defining a channel and a liquid carried in the channel at a first location, a second set of walls defining a reaction chamber and a thermolytic body carried in the reaction chamber, the first set of walls and the second set of walls being constructed and arranged to allow gas to travel from the reaction chamber through the channel;
- heating the thermolytic body thereby disassociating the thermolytic body to produce gas in an amount to displace the liquid in the channel to a second location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.