Simulations of viscoelasticity-induced focusing of particles in pressure-driven micro-slit flow

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 166, Issue 23-24, 2011, Pages 1396-1405

  Villone, M M ^a   D'Avino, G ^b   Hulsen, M A ^c   Greco, F ^d   Maffettone, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flow focusing; Microfluidic; Numerical simulations; Particle migration; Pressure driven flow; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

3D FINITE-ELEMENT SIMULATION; ATTRACTIVE REGION; CONFINEMENT RATIO; CRITICAL PARTICLE SIZE; FLOW FOCUSING; FLUID RHEOLOGY; INITIAL POSITION; LARGE FLOW RATE; LARGE PARTICLES; LATERAL WALLS; MICRO DEVICES; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MULTISTABLE; NORMAL STRESS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; PARTICLE INERTIA; PARTICLE MIGRATION; PRESSURE-DRIVEN; PRESSURE-DRIVEN FLOWS; SEPARATRIX; SHEAR THINNING FLUIDS; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; VISCO-ELASTIC FLUID;

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; ELASTICITY; FLOW RATE; LIQUIDS; MICROFLUIDICS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

INLET FLOW;

EID: 80054980198     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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