Free-Surface Problems in Electrokinetic Micro- and Nanofluidics

Authors

Shizhi Qian, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Sang W. Joo, Yeungnam UniversityFollow
Yingtao Jiang, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Marcos A. Cheney, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2009

Publication Title

Mechanics Research Communications

Volume

36

Issue

1

First page number:

82

Last page number:

91

Abstract

With the development of novel micro- and nanofluidic devices, applications of flows with moving interfaces are in increasing demand. Problems in ultra-small scale with moving boundaries, which have not yet been exploited rigorously, are discussed with focus on electrokinetic flows. A generic formulation for moving interfaces, applicable to micro- and nanoscale electrokinetic flows, is provided, and actual free-surface problems in electroosmosis and electrophoresis are presented.

Keywords

Electro-osmosis; Electrokinetics; Electroosmosis; Electrophoresis; Free-surface; Interface; Microfluidics; Nanofluidics; Nanofluids

Disciplines

Chemical Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Fluid Dynamics | Mechanical Engineering | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Language

English

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Repository Citation

Qian, S., Joo, S. W., Jiang, Y., Cheney, M. A. (2009). Free-Surface Problems in Electrokinetic Micro- and Nanofluidics. Mechanics Research Communications, 36(1), 82-91.