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- adjective Having a
microstructure ; astructure designed on themicro scale
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Photonic crystal fibers, also known as microstructured or holey fibers, have recently generated great interest in the scientific community thanks to the new ways provided to control and guide light, not obtainable with conventional optical fibers.
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Purdue University engineers achieved the goals by implementing two innovations: They eliminate valves now needed to direct the flow of hydraulic fluid in heavy equipment, and they also incorporate textured "microstructured" surfaces inside the pumps to improve performance.
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"microstructured" surfaces inside pumps to improve performance.
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Around this time, the concept of photonic crystals (PhC) was put forward, which eventually led to the development of microstructured optical fibers
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These microstructured surfaces are located in narrow gaps at several locations inside a pump that are filled with hydraulic fluid.
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Findings have shown the microstructured surfaces reduce losses due to friction by up to 57 percent when the pump is operating at low levels and about 10 percent when operating under heavy loads.
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Further savings could be realized by combining the valveless design with the advanced microstructured surface concept that dramatically reduces power losses due to friction caused by hydraulic fluid.
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Further savings could be realized by combining the valveless design with the advanced microstructured surface concept, said Monika Ivantysynova, Maha Fluid Power Systems Professor in Purdue's School of Mechanical Engineering.
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Ivantysynova made the microstructured surface discovery while studying the effects of improperly machined surfaces.
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The microstructured surfaces have been shown to dramatically reduce power losses due to friction caused by hydraulic fluid, said Ivantysynova, director of Purdue's Maha Fluid Power Research Center.
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