Power MEMS
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2014) | Viewed by 56801
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Interests: combustion; micro-scale power generation and propulsion; biophysics and biofilms; turbulence; internal combustion engines and control systems; low-gravity phenomena; radiative transfer
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Dear Colleagues,
Common fuels contain at least 50 times more energy per unit mass than the best batteries, which is why every day, everywhere in the world we convert fuels into electrical or motive power for the vast majority of our energy needs. In contrast, not one of us has a fuel-powered laptop computer or cell phone despite the same advantage in energy density, primarily because we have not found practical ways to scale-down existing electrical or motive power generation systems. Moreover, there are many opportunities to “harvest” small amounts of otherwise wasted energy from large-scale systems to supply sensors, cameras, wireless data links, etc. With these motivations, researchers in the field of “Power MEMS” aim to develop small-scale power production devices, particularly in applications where batteries are typically used. In light of this, we announce a Special Issue on “Power MEMS” and invite original contributions. We seek not only to report on recent developments, but also to mold the future of the field. Example topics include, but are not limited to, microscale combustion and reacting flows, fuel cells, thermoelectric or thermophotovoltaic generators, piezoelectric or electromagnetic energy harvesters and airbreathing or rocket propulsion devices.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Paul Ronney
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Power MEMS
- Micropower generation
- Microcombustion
- Microengines
- Energy harvesting
- Micro fuel cells
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