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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Razi University
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Abstract
Numerical modeling of electro-osmotic flow in heterogeneous micro-channels using two different models is presented in this article. For the through modeling of such flows, the coupled equations of Navier-Stokes, Nernst-Planck and the Poisson-Boltzmann are solved for the flow field, electric charges transport and electric field, respectively. Numerical solution of these equations for the heterogeneous micro-channels is complicated and difficult. Therefore, simple and approximate models such as Helmholtz-Smoluchowski have been proposed in which the solution of Poisson-Boltzmann, Nernst-Planck are neglected and the effect of the electric field on the flow field is applied through a prescribed slip boundary condition at the walls of micro-channel. The electro-osmotic flow fields within the heterogeneous micro-channels are usually complex and contain the vortex region that is ideal for mixing purpose. Hence, in this paper, the micro-channels designed so that they are capable to serve as micro-mixers in the mixing applications. For the micro-channels proposed here, the flow fields are obtained both with approximate modeling and the full simulation of electro-osmotic flows so that a comparison can be made to discuss the accuracy of the approximate model. The results of this study can be used to model the electro-osmotic flow field within heterogeneous micro-channels.
Jamaati,J. , Farahinia,A. R. and Niazmand,H. (2015). Numerical Investigation of Electro-osmotic Flow in Heterogeneous Microchannels. Modares Mechanical Engineering, 15(3), 260-270.
MLA
Jamaati,J. , , Farahinia,A. R. , and Niazmand,H. . "Numerical Investigation of Electro-osmotic Flow in Heterogeneous Microchannels", Modares Mechanical Engineering, 15, 3, 2015, 260-270.
HARVARD
Jamaati J., Farahinia A. R., Niazmand H. (2015). 'Numerical Investigation of Electro-osmotic Flow in Heterogeneous Microchannels', Modares Mechanical Engineering, 15(3), pp. 260-270.
CHICAGO
J. Jamaati, A. R. Farahinia and H. Niazmand, "Numerical Investigation of Electro-osmotic Flow in Heterogeneous Microchannels," Modares Mechanical Engineering, 15 3 (2015): 260-270,
VANCOUVER
Jamaati J., Farahinia A. R., Niazmand H. Numerical Investigation of Electro-osmotic Flow in Heterogeneous Microchannels. Modares Mechanical Engineering, 2015; 15(3): 260-270.