NDLI: Thermal Effect on Electroosmotic Flow in a Slit Microchannel

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Zhou, Yi Yang, Chun Zhao, Cunlu
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	Electroosmotic flow (EOF) in microfluidic systems is frequently subjected to thermal effect because of temperature-dependent material properties. Boltzmann equation is usually used to describe the ion distribution in EOF. This study will compare the ion distribution under the thermal effect with the Boltzmann distribution. Moreover, for thin electrical double layer (EDL), constant potential model always be used to simplify the calculation of EOF at constant charge. In this study, the thermal effects on EOF at both constant potential and constant charge are analyzed. In addition, as the surface charge density increases largely with higher temperature, in this study efforts are also made to address the thermal effect on EOF induced by the temperature-dependent charge density. In particular, a numerical model is presented for investigating the steady EOF under the thermal effect. The proposed model involves several coupled governing equations including the Nernst-Planck equations, the Poisson equation, the modified Navier-Stokes equations, and the energy equation. The simulation results show that the Boltzmann equation cannot fully describe the ionic concentration distributions under the large thermal effect when EDL overlap. Moreover, for thin EDL, the electroosmotic velocity under the thermal effect at constant potential is lower than that at constant charge, due to the negative electrothermal force at constant potential. Furthermore, it is revealed that the temperature-dependence of surface charge can significantly modify the characteristics of EOF.
Sponsorship	Fluids Engineering Division Heat Transfer Division
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780791855591
DOI	10.1115/ICNMM2013-73055
Conference Proceedings	ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels
Language	English
Publisher Date	2013-06-16
Publisher Place	Sapporo, Japan
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Temperature Navier-stokes equations Simulation results Computer simulation Temperature effects Electroosmosis Materials properties Poisson equation Density Microfluidics Microchannels
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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