An apparatus and method are disclosed for inducing fluid flow. A fluid flow apparatus includes a directional membrane, a directional flow mechanism, and an oscillation module. The directional membrane allows a fluid to pass through the directional membrane in a first direction and resists fluid pass
An apparatus and method are disclosed for inducing fluid flow. A fluid flow apparatus includes a directional membrane, a directional flow mechanism, and an oscillation module. The directional membrane allows a fluid to pass through the directional membrane in a first direction and resists fluid passing through the directional membrane in a second direction, the first direction substantially opposite the second direction. The directional flow mechanism allows a fluid to flow in a third direction and resists fluid flow in a fourth direction, the third direction substantially opposite the fourth direction. The oscillation module induces an oscillation in the directional membrane, wherein the oscillation of the directional membrane induces a flow of the fluid through the directional membrane in the first direction.
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1. An apparatus comprising: a directional membrane comprising a plurality of valves extending through the directional membrane, wherein the plurality of valves allows a fluid to pass through the directional membrane in a first direction and resists fluid passing through the directional membrane in a
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An apparatus comprising: a directional membrane comprising a plurality of valves extending through the directional membrane, wherein the plurality of valves allows a fluid to pass through the directional membrane in a first direction and resists fluid passing through the directional membrane in a second direction, wherein the directional membrane comprises an attachment region coupled to a portion of a structure and a suspended region disposed over an opening in the structure, wherein the directional membrane is constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of plastic, rubber, and a polymeric material;a directional flow mechanism that allows a fluid to flow in a third direction and resists fluid flow in a fourth direction, wherein the directional flow mechanism comprises a portion of the structure, wherein a cavity is disposed within the structure, wherein the first direction and the fourth direction are directed away from an interior of the cavity and the second direction and the third direction are directed towards the interior of the cavity; andan oscillation module that induces an oscillation in the directional membrane, the oscillation module comprising a magnetic material attached to the directional membrane, andan electromagnet coupled to a supporting arm and disposed in the cavity, wherein the electromagnet moves the magnetic material in the first direction and the second direction,wherein movement of the magnetic material in the second direction moves the entire suspended region of the directional membrane in the second direction and induces a flow of fluid in the first direction through the plurality of valves in the directional membrane while resisting a flow of fluid through the directional flow mechanism,wherein movement of the magnetic material in the first direction moves the entire suspended region of the directional membrane in the first direction and resists a flow of fluid through the plurality of valves in the directional membrane while inducing a flow of fluid in the third direction through the directional flow mechanism, andwherein the oscillation module induces an oscillation in the directional membrane by creating a changing magnetic field which selectively attracts and repels the magnetic material of the directional membrane. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the magnetic material comprises a magnetic plunger attached to the directional membrane and the electromagnet comprises a solenoid. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the directional membrane comprises a flexible material. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the directional membrane is comprised in a first directional membrane and the directional flow mechanism comprises a second directional membrane. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein one or more of the valves comprises a three-dimensional funnel shape. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein one or more of the valves comprises a flap. 7. A method for inducing fluid flow comprising: providing a directional membrane comprising a plurality of valves extending through the directional membrane, wherein the plurality of valves allows a fluid to pass through the directional membrane in a first direction and resists fluid passing through the directional membrane in a second direction, wherein the directional membrane comprises an attachment region coupled to a portion of a structure and a suspended region disposed over an opening in the structure, wherein the directional membrane is constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of plastic, rubber, and a polymeric material;providing a directional flow mechanism that allows a fluid to flow in a third direction and resists fluid flow in a fourth direction, wherein the directional flow mechanism comprises a portion of the structure, wherein a cavity is disposed within the structure, wherein the first direction and the fourth direction are directed away from an interior of the cavity and the second direction and the third direction are directed towards the interior of the cavity; andinducing an oscillation in the directional membrane with an oscillation module, the oscillation module comprising a magnetic material attached to the directional membrane, andan electromagnet coupled to a supporting arm and disposed in the cavity, wherein the electromagnet moves the magnetic material in the first direction and the second direction,wherein movement of the magnetic material in the second direction moves the entire suspended region of the directional membrane in the second direction and induces a flow of fluid in the first direction through the plurality of valves in the directional membrane while resisting a flow of fluid through the directional flow mechanism,wherein movement of the magnetic material in the first direction moves the entire suspended region of the directional membrane in the first direction and resists a flow of fluid through the plurality of valves in the directional membrane while inducing a flow of fluid in the third direction through the directional flow mechanism, andwherein the oscillation module induces an oscillation in the directional membrane by creating a changing magnetic field which selectively attracts and repels the magnetic material of the directional membrane. 8. The method of claim 7, the method further comprising providing a changing electrical signal to the electromagnet to create the changing magnetic field, the changing magnetic field interacting with the magnetic material of the directional membrane inducing the oscillation in the directional membrane. 9. An apparatus comprising: a structure comprising a first opening and a second opening and a cavity disposed within the structure between the first opening and the second opening;a first directional membrane comprising an attachment region coupled to a portion of the structure and a suspended region disposed over the first opening in the structure, wherein the first directional membrane is constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of plastic, rubber, and a polymeric material, wherein the first directional membrane comprises a plurality of valves extending through the first directional membrane, wherein the plurality of valves allows a fluid to pass through the first directional membrane in a first direction and resists fluid passing through the first directional membrane in a second direction, the first direction substantially opposite the second direction, the first direction away from the interior of the cavity, the first directional membrane comprising a magnetic material;a second directional membrane comprising an attachment region coupled to a portion of the structure and a suspended region disposed over the second opening in the structure, wherein the second directional membrane is constructed from a material selected from the group consisting of plastic, rubber, and a polymeric material, wherein the second directional membrane comprises a plurality of valves extending through the second directional membrane, wherein the plurality of valves allows a fluid to pass through the second directional membrane in a third direction and resists fluid passing through the second directional membrane in a fourth direction, the third direction substantially opposite the fourth direction, the third direction towards the interior of the cavity, the second directional membrane comprising a magnetic material;an oscillation module that induces an oscillation in the first directional membrane and the second directional membrane, wherein the oscillation comprises the entire suspended region of the first directional membrane oscillating in the first and second directions and the entire suspended region of the second directional membrane oscillating in the first and second directions, thereby inducing a flow of the fluid through the cavity, wherein the oscillation module comprises an electromagnet and wherein the oscillation module induces an oscillation in the first directional membrane and the second directional membrane by creating an alternating magnetic field which selectively attracts and repels the magnetic materials of the first directional membrane and the second directional membrane.
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