Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vapor-pressure driven pump
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Application No.: US16593066Application Date: 2019-10-04
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Publication No.: US11719261B2Publication Date: 2023-08-08
- Inventor: Alina Alexeenko , Katherine L Fowee , Steven M Pugia , Steven Collicott , Anthony Cofer
- Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
- Applicant Address: US IN West Lafayette
- Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
- Current Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
- Current Assignee Address: US IN West Lafayette
- Agency: Purdue Research Foundation
- Main IPC: F04F1/04
- IPC: F04F1/04 ; F04B19/24 ; B64G1/40

Abstract:
A vapor-pressure driven micro pump system comprising an enclosure of a supporting structure; a first chamber having a first volatile material as a propellant with a plurality of exit nozzles; a second chamber have a second volatile material inside of a collapsible diaphragm which separates the first and the second chambers within said enclosure, wherein a vacuum at the plurality of exit nozzles causes vaporization of said propellant, which is compensated and displaced by vapor of said second volatile material at a substantially constant pressure by moving of said collapsible diaphragm. The vapor-pressure driven pump system is useful for various situations, especially in a gravity-free environment in space exploration.
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