https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/425247
Title: | A study of mixing in thermocapillary flows on micropatterned surfaces | Authors: | Darhuber A.A. Chen J.Z. Davis J.M. Troian S.M. JIAN-ZHANG CHEN |
Keywords: | Microfluidics;Mixing;Thermocapillary flow | Issue Date: | 2004 | Journal Volume: | 362 | Journal Issue: | 1818 | Start page/Pages: | 1037-1058 | Source: | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences | Abstract: | The recent introduction of actuation mechanisms for microfluidic transport based on free surface flows raises a number of interesting questions involving efficient mixing configurations, especially in systems with small aspect ratios. This work investigates the characteristics of convective and diffusive mixing in continuous-mode streaming of thermocapillary microflows on chemically micropatterned surfaces. Mixing times and mixing lengths relevant to chemical microreactors or gas sensors are investigated for various geometries and parameter ranges. Scaling arguments and full numerical solutions are presented to extract optimal operating conditions. Confocal fluorescence microscopy measurements of the interfacial diffusive broadening in adjacent flowing streams confirm numerical predictions. Three important mixing regimes, based on analogues of purely diffusive dynamics, Rhines-Young shear-augmented diffusion and Taylor-Aris dispersion are identified and investigated for use in free surface flows with large surface-to-volume ratios. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/425247 | ISSN: | 1364503X | DOI: | 10.1098/rsta.2003.1361 |
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