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Simulation of Electroosmosis Using a Meshless Finite Point Method

Mitchell M.J., Aluru N.R., University of Illinois, US

A Finite Point Method (FPM) based on a weighted least squares interpolation is presented for the simulation of electroosmotic transport in capillaries. This method requires no mesh and involves no Galerkin-type integration, making it more [...]

Modeling of Piezoelectric MEMS Using the Finite Cloud Method

Ohs R.R., Aluru N.R., University of Illinois, US

In this paper we present a meshless based Finite Cloud Method (FCM) for the numerical solution of partial differential equations (PDEs) governing piezoelectricity. Using a point distribution, FCM constructs interpolation functions without assuming any connectivity [...]

A Mixed Rigid/Elastic Formulation for an Efficient Analysis of Electromechanical Systems

Ramaswamy D., Aluru N.R., White J.K., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US

In this paper we describe both how to extract rigid bodies given an input file of elements, and how to efficiently construct and solve the rigid-elastic system of equations. Results are given to demonstrate that [...]

A Fast Integral Equation Technique for Analysis of Microflow Sensors Based on Drag Force Calculations

Aluru N.R., White J.K., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US

It is well known that MEMS based microfluidic devices operate in very low Reynolds number regime (Re < 1). Analysis and design of such microfluidic devices requires the solution of incompressible viscous fluid flow or [...]