Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1999, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (4): 492-494.

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A VALVE FOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL DOMINATED BY SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS

X.L.Yang1) ,X.Sun2) ,C.W. Wang 2),D.Q. Geng2)and C.M. Liu 2) 1)Schoolof Mechanical Engineering and Automation , Northeastern University ,Shenyang 110006 ,China 2)Schoolof Material & Metallurgy, Northeastern University,Shenyang 110006 ,China   

  • Received:1999-08-25 Revised:1999-08-25 Online:1999-08-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: Thispaperintroducesa valve which useshape memory alloys( SMA) fortemperaturecon trol, which makes useof deformation of SMAcaused by variation oftemperaturetocontrolmechanical parts. Thevalvecan beswitched on or off automatically and hasthe advantages ofsimplestructureand reliable performance.Itcan beusedin adverse workingconditionsor conditions with lower requirementson controlling precision ofthetemperatures. Consequent ly,it hasextensive application prospects.

Key words: shape memory alloy, valve, thermomechamicalstability