摘要 |
A mesofluidic scale digital valve system is disclosed. The mesofluidic scale digital valve system includes a first mesofluidic scale valve having a valve body including a bore, wherein the valve body is configured to cooperate with a solenoid disposed substantially adjacent to the valve body to translate a poppet carried within the bore, an orifice carried within valve body and configured to cooperate with the position of the poppet, a bias element configured to encourage the poppet to engage the orifice, and a second mesofluidic scale valve disposed substantially perpendicular to the first mesofluidic scale valve, the second mesofluidic scale valve that includes a valve body including a bore sized to accept a translatable poppet, an orifice carried within valve body and configured to cooperate with the position of the poppet, a bias element configured to encourage the translatable poppet to engage the orifice and a fluid chamber defined by the cooperation a rear portion of the translatable poppet and the valve body, the fluid chamber in fluid communication with the orifice of the first mesofluidic scale actuator. The mesofluidic scale digital valve system further includes a control element in communication with the solenoid, wherein the control element is configured to maintain the solenoid in an energized state for a fixed period of time to provide a desired flow rate through the orifice of the second mesofluidic actuator.
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