MAGNETOFLUIDDYNAMIC PUMPS FOR NON-CONDUCTIVE FLUIDS

摘要

A magnetofluiddynamic (MFD) pump including a liquid (or partially liquid) piston and at least two valve-delimited chambers is disclosed. The valve-delimited chambers may be coupled, in series or parallel, between the input and the output of a fluid passage to provide either intermittent flow of the working fluid or substantially continuous working fluid flow. In at least one embodiment, a piston chamber housing a conductive liquid (e.g. liquid) piston is coupled to two valve-delimited chambers so that a single stroke of the piston both draws working fluid into one of the chambers and pushes working fluid out of the other chamber.