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Title Influence of the electric double layer on induced pressure fields and development lengths in electro-osmotic flows
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Abstract Electro-osmotic flow can be used as an efficient pumping mechanism in microfluidic devices. For this type of flow, frictional losses at the entrance and exit can induce an adverse longitudinal pressure distribution that can lead to dispersive effects. The present study describes a numerical investigation of the influence of the electric double layer on the induced pressure field and the flow development length. The induced pressure gradient is affected by the volumetric flow rate, fluid viscosity and the channel height. When the electric double layer is small, the development length remains constant at 0.57 of the channel height but decreases as the double layer grows in thickness.
Organisation CCLRC , CSE , CSE-CEG
Keywords Engineering , microfluidics; electro-osmotic flow; induced pressure; entrance effects
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Language English (EN)
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Journal Article Mod Phys Lett B 19, no. 28-29 (2005): 1655-1658. doi:10.1142/S0217984905010141 2005