A model for computing the force from a gas film squeezed between parallel plates was recently developed using Direct Simulation Monte Carlo simulations in conjunction with the classical Reynolds equation. This paper compares predictions from that model with experimental data. The experimental validation used an almost rectangular MEMS oscillating plate with piezoelectric base excitation. The velocities of the suspended plate and of the substrate were measured with a laser Doppler vibrometer and a microscope. Experimental modal analysis yielded the damping ratio of twelve test structures for several different gas pressures. Small perforation holes in the plates did not alter the squeeze-film damping substantially. These experimental data suggest that the model predicts squeeze-film damping forces accurately. From this comparison, it is seen that these structures have a tangential-velocity accommodation coefficient close to unity.
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ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
September 4–7, 2007
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Design Engineering Division and Computers and Information in Engineering Division
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0-7918-4804-3
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Experimental Validation of a Squeeze-Film Damping Model Based on the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method
Hartono Sumali
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Hartono Sumali
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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David S. Epp
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David S. Epp
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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John R. Torczynski
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John R. Torczynski
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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Michael A. Gallis
Michael A. Gallis
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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Hartono Sumali
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
David S. Epp
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
John R. Torczynski
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Michael A. Gallis
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Paper No:
DETC2007-34866, pp. 719-724; 6 pages
Published Online:
May 20, 2009
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Sumali, H, Epp, DS, Torczynski, JR, & Gallis, MA. "Experimental Validation of a Squeeze-Film Damping Model Based on the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method." Proceedings of the ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 3: 19th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology; 1st International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems; and 9th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Tire Technologies, Parts A and B. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. September 4–7, 2007. pp. 719-724. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2007-34866
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