A parametric study of AC electrothermal flow in microchannels with asymmetrical interdigitated electrodes

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-279

  Hong, F J ^a   Cao, J ^a   Cheng, P ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AC electroosmosis; AC electrothermal flow; Asymmetric interdigitated electrodes; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

AC ELECTROOSMOSIS; AC VOLTAGE; APPLIED VOLTAGES; BASE MATERIAL; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE SIZE; ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS; ELECTROTHERMAL FLOW; ENERGY EQUATION; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY; INTER-DIGITATED ELECTRODES; LENGTH RATIO; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPERATING FREQUENCY; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PLANAR ELECTRODE; VELOCITY FIELD;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROOSMOSIS; FLOW VELOCITY; MICROCHANNELS; PUMPS; VELOCITY;

FLOW SIMULATION;

EID: 79551680735     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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