Fig. 2: The impact of electrode variations on pump performance.
From: Winding printed electrode patterns to customize soft fiber pumps
a Three types of designed electrodes. b Pressure outputs from different electrodes under varying voltages, based on simulations and experiments. c Simulated axial mean electric field intensity for the three electrode types, demonstrating a correlation with the trends observed in output pressure. d The diagram of line width and line spacing parameters in the string electrode. e Pressure changes for different string electrode line spacings in CSFPs with a 0.5 mm line width in the electrode, a diameter of 1.5 mm, and a length of 80 mm in the pump. f Pressure changes for different string electrode line widths in CSFPs with a 1.0 mm line spacing in the electrode, a diameter of 1.5 mm, and a length of 80 mm in the pump. g Correlation between output pressure changes and electric field strength variations at 7 kV DC voltage with different line widths. h Flowrate changes at different string electrode line spacings in CSFPs with a 0.5 mm line width in the electrode, a diameter of 1.5 mm, and a length of 80 mm in the pump. i Flowrate changes for different string electrode line widths in CSFPs with a 1.0 mm line spacing in the electrode, a diameter of 1.5 mm, and a length of 80 mm in the pump.
