Effect of gradient wetting surface on liquid flow in rectangular microchannels driven by capillary force and gravity: An analytical study

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1340-1343

  Cheng, Jiang ^a   Zhang, Yong ^a   Pi, Pihui ^a   Lu, Longsheng ^a   Tang, Yong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Capillary flow; Contact angle; Driving force; Flow front; Rectangular microchannel; Wetting gradient

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FORCE; CHANNEL ENTRANCES; CHANNEL SURFACE; DRIVING FORCES; FLOW-FRONT; GRADIENT SURFACES; INNER SURFACES; LINEAR FUNCTIONS; LIQUID FLOW; LIQUID FLOW VELOCITY; MOVING PATH; POWER FUNCTIONS; RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS; SURFACE WETTABILITY; WETTABILITY GRADIENTS; WETTING GRADIENT; WETTING GRADIENTS;

CAPILLARY FLOW; CONTACT ANGLE; FLOW VELOCITY; LIQUIDS; VELOCITY; WETTING;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 81055140117     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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