It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane: Flow Patterns Around an Oscillating Piezoelectric Fan Blade
It’s a Bird, it’s a Plane: Flow Patterns Around an Oscillating Piezoelectric Fan Blade
3 Pages3 COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS OCTOBER 2017 Courtesy of Nokia © 2017 Nokia. All Rights Reserved. IT’S A BIRD, IT’S A PLANE: FLOW PATTERNS AROUND AN OSCILLATING PIEZOELECTRIC FAN BLADE Engineers at Nokia Bell Labs use multiphysics simulation to capture the interplay between an oscillating piezoelectric fan and the surrounding airflow in the pursuit of a quiet, reliable, and low- energy cooling solution. By SARAH FIELDS FROM A SNAKE’S MOVEMENT, TO A GECKO’S CLIMBING GRIP, to a cheetah’s running stride, bio-inspired design is making its way into robotics, electronics, and medical device innovations. Among the creatures that have influenced recent tech developments, the motion of a bird’s wings has inspired the creation of an oscillating piezoelectric fan blade. As electronics grow smalle
