Simulation studies on electrothermal fluid flow induced in a dielectrophoretic microelectrode system

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2411-2419

  Chen, D F ^a   Du, H ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROELECTRODES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PERMITTIVITY;

DIELECTROPHORESIS (DEP); ELECTROTHERMAL FLUID FLOW; FLUID FLOW PATTERNS; VISCOUS DRAG FORCE;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 33750576599     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/16/11/023     Document Type: Article

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