Free Flow vs. Working Flow vs. Rated Flow: Understanding Micro Air Pump Performance?
You chose a micro air pump rated at 20 L/min, but it’s delivering far less in your device. This performance gap can cause project delays and system redesigns. A micro air pump’s advertised flow rate is often its "free flow," measured with no resistance. The real performance, or "working flow," depends on your system’s pressure. […]
How Do Voltage, Frequency and Waveform Affect Piezoelectric Pump Performance?
Your new piezoelectric pump isn’t hitting the flow rate on its datasheet, causing project delays. The problem isn’t the pump alone, but the driver’s voltage, frequency, and waveform, which must be perfectly matched. Piezoelectric pump performance depends entirely on its driver. Drive-voltage amplitude affects diaphragm displacement, frequency determines operation near resonance, and waveform influences efficiency […]
How Do You Properly Conduct Accelerated Life Testing for a Micro Diaphragm Pump?
You need to prove your micro diaphragm pump can last 10,000 hours, but your product has to launch in six months. It’s a classic project dilemma: you can’t wait a year for a normal test to finish. So, we speed things up. Accelerated life testing pushes the pump harder with more heat or pressure to […]