Tesla valve
Válvula de Tesla
- Date
- 1920 · confidence high
- Place
- New York, New York, United States
- Credited to
- Nikola Tesla
- Field
- Tools
What it is
Fixed-geometry conduit valve with no moving parts that allows fluid to flow preferentially in one direction using the internal shape of the channel; patented by Nikola Tesla in 1920.
What it led to
- moving-part-free microfluidic valves
- applications in cooling and 3D printing
- modern fluidic diodes
- passive flow control systems