A theoretical and numerical investigation of travelling wave induction microfluidic pumping in a temperature gradient

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Liu, Weiyu ^a   Ren, Yukun ^b   Shao, Jinyou ^a   Jiang, Hongyuan ^b   Ding, Yucheng ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

electrothermal flow; enhanced calculation model; external temperature gradient; ideal pumping frequency; travelling wave induction electrohydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION MODELS; ELECTROTHERMAL FLOW; EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE; PUMPING FREQUENCY; TRAVELLING WAVES;

ELECTRIC HEATING; FLOW FIELDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; MICROFLUIDICS; PUMPS; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

THERMAL GRADIENTS;

EID: 84893485205     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/47/7/075501     Document Type: Article

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