reply to post by esteay812
I think this is the site you are looking for:
me1065.wikidot.com...
They no longer have the dust mite picture available but you can still see where it was beneath the MEMS paragraph.
MEMS
Before the discussion of a MEMS-Based Rankine cycle can occur, it is crucial to understand what exactly “MEMS” is. Microelectromechanial Systems,
or MEMS, are workable/movable devices built on very small scales. Typically, MEMS range in size from a micrometer to a millimeter. On such small
scales, conventional manufacturing techniques do not work. The device is most commonly created by “etching” a series of patterns onto a Silicon
substrate. Figure 1 allows the size of a MEMS device to be put into mind [6].
Figure 1: Scale of MEMS relative to a dust mite.
The Basic Rankine Cycle
A Rankine cycle is the thermodynamic cycle which converts heat energy into work energy. Typically, some source of combustible matter is utilized to
add heat energy into the working fluid. In most cases, the working fluid is water. The water, at high energy, is processed through a turbine where
shaft work is generated. After the water leaves the turbine, it gets condensed and pumped back to the point where heat is added to the fluid. Figure 2
shows what the schematic of a basic Rankine cycle [7].
