Numerical investigation on pressure-driven electro osmatic flow and mixing in a constricted micro channel by triangular obstacle
Purpose The characteristics of fluid motions in micro-channel are strong fluid-wall surface interactions, high surface to volume ratio, extremely low Reynolds number laminar flow, surface roughness and wall surface or zeta potential. Due to zeta potential, an electrical double layer (EDL) is formed...
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my.um.eprints.340702022-07-20T01:49:17Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/34070/ Numerical investigation on pressure-driven electro osmatic flow and mixing in a constricted micro channel by triangular obstacle Saleel, Ahamcd C. Afzal, Asif Badruddin, Irfan Anjum Khan, T. M. Yunus Kamangar, Sarfaraz Abdelmohimen, Mostafa Soudagar, Manzoore Elahi M. Fayaz, H. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Purpose The characteristics of fluid motions in micro-channel are strong fluid-wall surface interactions, high surface to volume ratio, extremely low Reynolds number laminar flow, surface roughness and wall surface or zeta potential. Due to zeta potential, an electrical double layer (EDL) is formed in the vicinity of the wall surface, namely, the stern layer (layer of immobile ions) and diffuse layer (layer of mobile ions). Hence, its competent designs demand more efficient micro-scale mixing mechanisms. This paper aims to therefore carry out numerical investigations of electro osmotic flow and mixing in a constricted microchannel by modifying the existing immersed boundary method. Design/methodology/approach The numerical solution of electro-osmotic flow is obtained by linking Navier-Stokes equation with Poisson and Nernst-Planck equation for electric field and transportation of ion, respectively. Fluids with different concentrations enter the microchannel and its mixing along its way is simulated by solving the governing equation specified for the concentration ?eld. Both the electro-osmotic effects and channel constriction constitute a hybrid mixing technique, a combination of passive and active methods. In microchannels, the chief factors affecting the mixing efficiency were studied efficiently from results obtained numerically. Findings The results indicate that the mixing efficiency is influenced with a change in zeta potential (zeta), number of triangular obstacles, EDL thickness (lambda). Mixing efficiency decreases with an increment in external electric field strength (Ex), Peclet number (Pe) and Reynolds number (Re). Mixing efficiency is increased from 28.2 to 50.2% with an increase in the number of triangular obstacles from 1 to 5. As the value of Re and Pe is decreased, the overall percentage increase in the mixing efficiency is 56.4% for the case of a mixing micro-channel constricted with five triangular obstacles. It is also vivid that as the EDL overlaps in the micro-channel, the mixing efficiency is 52.7% for the given zeta potential, Re and Pe values. The findings of this study may be useful in biomedical, biotechnological, drug delivery applications, cooling of microchips and deoxyribonucleic acid hybridization. Originality/value The process of mixing in microchannels is widely studied due to its application in various microfluidic devices like micro electromechanical systems and lab-on-a-chip devices. Hence, its competent designs demand more efficient micro-scale mixing mechanisms. The present study carries out numerical investigations by modifying the existing immersed boundary method, on pressure-driven electro osmotic flow and mixing in a constricted microchannel using the varied number of triangular obstacles by using a modified immersed boundary method. In microchannels, the theory of EDL combined with pressure-driven flow elucidates the electro-osmotic flow. Emerald 2021-02-23 Article PeerReviewed Saleel, Ahamcd C. and Afzal, Asif and Badruddin, Irfan Anjum and Khan, T. M. Yunus and Kamangar, Sarfaraz and Abdelmohimen, Mostafa and Soudagar, Manzoore Elahi M. and Fayaz, H. (2021) Numerical investigation on pressure-driven electro osmatic flow and mixing in a constricted micro channel by triangular obstacle. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, 31 (3). pp. 982-1013. ISSN 0961-5539, DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-06-2020-0349 <https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-06-2020-0349>. 10.1108/HFF-06-2020-0349 |
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Purpose The characteristics of fluid motions in micro-channel are strong fluid-wall surface interactions, high surface to volume ratio, extremely low Reynolds number laminar flow, surface roughness and wall surface or zeta potential. Due to zeta potential, an electrical double layer (EDL) is formed in the vicinity of the wall surface, namely, the stern layer (layer of immobile ions) and diffuse layer (layer of mobile ions). Hence, its competent designs demand more efficient micro-scale mixing mechanisms. This paper aims to therefore carry out numerical investigations of electro osmotic flow and mixing in a constricted microchannel by modifying the existing immersed boundary method. Design/methodology/approach The numerical solution of electro-osmotic flow is obtained by linking Navier-Stokes equation with Poisson and Nernst-Planck equation for electric field and transportation of ion, respectively. Fluids with different concentrations enter the microchannel and its mixing along its way is simulated by solving the governing equation specified for the concentration ?eld. Both the electro-osmotic effects and channel constriction constitute a hybrid mixing technique, a combination of passive and active methods. In microchannels, the chief factors affecting the mixing efficiency were studied efficiently from results obtained numerically. Findings The results indicate that the mixing efficiency is influenced with a change in zeta potential (zeta), number of triangular obstacles, EDL thickness (lambda). Mixing efficiency decreases with an increment in external electric field strength (Ex), Peclet number (Pe) and Reynolds number (Re). Mixing efficiency is increased from 28.2 to 50.2% with an increase in the number of triangular obstacles from 1 to 5. As the value of Re and Pe is decreased, the overall percentage increase in the mixing efficiency is 56.4% for the case of a mixing micro-channel constricted with five triangular obstacles. It is also vivid that as the EDL overlaps in the micro-channel, the mixing efficiency is 52.7% for the given zeta potential, Re and Pe values. The findings of this study may be useful in biomedical, biotechnological, drug delivery applications, cooling of microchips and deoxyribonucleic acid hybridization. Originality/value The process of mixing in microchannels is widely studied due to its application in various microfluidic devices like micro electromechanical systems and lab-on-a-chip devices. Hence, its competent designs demand more efficient micro-scale mixing mechanisms. The present study carries out numerical investigations by modifying the existing immersed boundary method, on pressure-driven electro osmotic flow and mixing in a constricted microchannel using the varied number of triangular obstacles by using a modified immersed boundary method. In microchannels, the theory of EDL combined with pressure-driven flow elucidates the electro-osmotic flow. |
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Numerical investigation on pressure-driven electro osmatic flow and mixing in a constricted micro channel by triangular obstacle |
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Numerical investigation on pressure-driven electro osmatic flow and mixing in a constricted micro channel by triangular obstacle |
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