Shape Memory Alloy Valves: Basics, Potentials, Design

✍ Scribed by Alexander Czechowicz, Sven Langbein (eds.)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Leaves: 220
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book introduces shape memory alloy technology with a specific focus on valve applications. The authors describe application characteristics as well the current and potential uses of this technology. They include an overview of thermal and electrical valves as well as detailed valve design strategies.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Valve Technology: State of the Art and System Design....Pages 3-22
Introduction to Shape Memory Alloy Technology....Pages 23-40
Introduction to Shape Memory Alloy Actuators....Pages 41-72
Sensing Properties of SMA Actuators and Sensorless Control....Pages 73-87
Potentials of Shape Memory Technology in Industrial Applications....Pages 89-99
Shape Memory Valves: Motivation, Risks, and Potentials....Pages 101-112
Design of Thermal SMA Valves....Pages 113-128
Design of Electrical SMA Valves....Pages 129-150
Methodology for SMA Valve Development Illustrated by the Development of a SMA Pinch Valve....Pages 151-178
Examples of Shape Memory Alloy Valves on Market....Pages 179-189
Future Perspectives of SMA and SMA Valves....Pages 191-207
Back Matter....Pages 209-214

✦ Subjects

Nanotechnology; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools; Electronic Circuits and Devices

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