A fractional differential equation for a MEMS viscometer used in the oil industry. [In special issue: Analysis and Numerical Approximation of Singular Problems]
Fitt, A.D., Goodwin, A.R.H., Ronaldson, K.A. and Wakeham, W.A. (2009) A fractional differential equation for a MEMS viscometer used in the oil industry. [In special issue: Analysis and Numerical Approximation of Singular Problems]. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 229, (2), 373-381. (doi:10.1016/j.cam.2008.04.018)
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cam.2008.04.018
Description/Abstract
A mathematical model is developed for a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) instrument that has been designed primarily to measure the viscosity of fluids that are encountered during oil well exploration. It is shown that, in one mode of operation, the displacement of the device satisfies a fractional differential equation (FDE). The theory of FDEs is used to solve the governing equation in closed form and numerical solutions are also determined using a simple but efficient central difference scheme. It is shown how knowledge of the exact and numerical solutions enables the design of the device to be optimised. It is also shown that the numerical scheme may be extended to encompass the case of a nonlinear spring, where the resulting FDE is nonlinear.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 0377-0427 (print) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | fractional differential equation, viscometer, densimeter, mems device |
| Related URLs: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ca...008.04.018 |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Q Science > QA Mathematics |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Mathematics > Applied Mathematics |
| ePrint ID: | 66696 |
| Deposited On: | 10 Jul 2009 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Dec 2010 01:20 |
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