The aim of this study is to numerically investigate the impact of boundary slip on electroosmotic flow(EOF) in curved rectangular microchannels. Navier slip boundary conditions were employed at the curved microchannel...The aim of this study is to numerically investigate the impact of boundary slip on electroosmotic flow(EOF) in curved rectangular microchannels. Navier slip boundary conditions were employed at the curved microchannel walls. The electric potential distribution was governed by the Poisson–Boltzmann equation, whereas the velocity distribution was determined by the Navier–Stokes equation. The finite-difference method was employed to solve these two equations. The detailed discussion focuses on the impact of the curvature ratio, electrokinetic width, aspect ratio and slip length on the velocity. The results indicate that the present problem is strongly dependent on these parameters. The results demonstrate that by varying the dimensionless slip length from 0.001 to 0.01 while maintaining a curvature ratio of 0.5 there is a twofold increase in the maximum velocity. Moreover, this increase becomes more pronounced at higher curvature ratios. In addition, the velocity difference between the inner and outer radial regions increases with increasing slip length. Therefore, the incorporation of the slip boundary condition results in an augmented velocity and a more non-uniform velocity distribution. The findings presented here offer valuable insights into the design and optimization of EOF performance in curved hydrophobic microchannels featuring rectangular cross-sections.展开更多
We present a theoretical investigation of rotating electroosmotic flows(EOFs) in soft parallel plate microchannels. The soft microchannel, also called as the polyelectrolyte-grafted microchannel, is denoted as a rigid...We present a theoretical investigation of rotating electroosmotic flows(EOFs) in soft parallel plate microchannels. The soft microchannel, also called as the polyelectrolyte-grafted microchannel, is denoted as a rigid microchannel coated with a polyelectrolyte layer(PEL) on its surface. We compare the velocity in a soft microchannel with that in a rigid one for different rotating frequencies and find that the PEL has a trend to lower the velocities in both directions for a larger equivalent electrical double layer(EDL) thickness λFCL(λFCL = 0.3) and a smaller rotating frequency ω(ω < 5).However, for a larger rotating frequency ω(ω = 5), the main stream velocity u far away from the channel walls in a soft microchannel exceeds that in a rigid one. Inspired by the above results, we can control the EOF velocity in micro rotating systems by imparting PELs on the microchannel walls, which may be an interesting application in biomedical separation and chemical reaction.展开更多
The heat transfer of the combined magnetohydrodynamic(MHD)and electroosmotic flow(EOF)of non-Newtonian fluid in a rotating microchannel is analyzed.A couple stress fluid model is scrutinized to simulate the rheologica...The heat transfer of the combined magnetohydrodynamic(MHD)and electroosmotic flow(EOF)of non-Newtonian fluid in a rotating microchannel is analyzed.A couple stress fluid model is scrutinized to simulate the rheological characteristics of the fluid.The exact solution for the energy transport equation is achieved.Subsequently,this solution is utilized to obtain the flow velocity and volume flow rates within the flow domain under appropriate boundary conditions.The obtained analytical solution results are compared with the previous data in the literature,and good agreement is obtained.A detailed parametric study of the effects of several factors,e.g.,the rotational Reynolds number,the Joule heating parameter,the couple stress parameter,the Hartmann number,and the buoyancy parameter,on the flow velocities and temperature is explored.It is unveiled that the elevation in a couple stress parameter enhances the EOF velocity in the axial direction.展开更多
A simple method for mobilizing the focused zones of capillary isoelectric focusing(CIEF) for single-point detectors was developed, in which a linear polyacrylamide(LPA) coated capillary was connected with an uncoated ...A simple method for mobilizing the focused zones of capillary isoelectric focusing(CIEF) for single-point detectors was developed, in which a linear polyacrylamide(LPA) coated capillary was connected with an uncoated capillary by an etched porous joint. The etched section allows electrical conductivity but blocks the hydrodynamic flow. The focused zones of mixed proteins was mobilized by this method successfully. Compared with the traditional gravity mobilization step, it was found that this method can mobilize the focused zones more effectively without sacrificing separation efficiency.展开更多
基金Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia of China(Grant No.2021BS01008)the Program for Innovative Research Team in Universities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(Grant No.NMGIRT2323)the Scientific Research Funding Project for introduced high level talents of IMNU(Grant No.2020YJRC014)。
文摘The aim of this study is to numerically investigate the impact of boundary slip on electroosmotic flow(EOF) in curved rectangular microchannels. Navier slip boundary conditions were employed at the curved microchannel walls. The electric potential distribution was governed by the Poisson–Boltzmann equation, whereas the velocity distribution was determined by the Navier–Stokes equation. The finite-difference method was employed to solve these two equations. The detailed discussion focuses on the impact of the curvature ratio, electrokinetic width, aspect ratio and slip length on the velocity. The results indicate that the present problem is strongly dependent on these parameters. The results demonstrate that by varying the dimensionless slip length from 0.001 to 0.01 while maintaining a curvature ratio of 0.5 there is a twofold increase in the maximum velocity. Moreover, this increase becomes more pronounced at higher curvature ratios. In addition, the velocity difference between the inner and outer radial regions increases with increasing slip length. Therefore, the incorporation of the slip boundary condition results in an augmented velocity and a more non-uniform velocity distribution. The findings presented here offer valuable insights into the design and optimization of EOF performance in curved hydrophobic microchannels featuring rectangular cross-sections.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11772162 and11472140)the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Grassland Talent(No.12000-12102013)the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China(No.2016MS0106)
文摘We present a theoretical investigation of rotating electroosmotic flows(EOFs) in soft parallel plate microchannels. The soft microchannel, also called as the polyelectrolyte-grafted microchannel, is denoted as a rigid microchannel coated with a polyelectrolyte layer(PEL) on its surface. We compare the velocity in a soft microchannel with that in a rigid one for different rotating frequencies and find that the PEL has a trend to lower the velocities in both directions for a larger equivalent electrical double layer(EDL) thickness λFCL(λFCL = 0.3) and a smaller rotating frequency ω(ω < 5).However, for a larger rotating frequency ω(ω = 5), the main stream velocity u far away from the channel walls in a soft microchannel exceeds that in a rigid one. Inspired by the above results, we can control the EOF velocity in micro rotating systems by imparting PELs on the microchannel walls, which may be an interesting application in biomedical separation and chemical reaction.
文摘The heat transfer of the combined magnetohydrodynamic(MHD)and electroosmotic flow(EOF)of non-Newtonian fluid in a rotating microchannel is analyzed.A couple stress fluid model is scrutinized to simulate the rheological characteristics of the fluid.The exact solution for the energy transport equation is achieved.Subsequently,this solution is utilized to obtain the flow velocity and volume flow rates within the flow domain under appropriate boundary conditions.The obtained analytical solution results are compared with the previous data in the literature,and good agreement is obtained.A detailed parametric study of the effects of several factors,e.g.,the rotational Reynolds number,the Joule heating parameter,the couple stress parameter,the Hartmann number,and the buoyancy parameter,on the flow velocities and temperature is explored.It is unveiled that the elevation in a couple stress parameter enhances the EOF velocity in the axial direction.
文摘A simple method for mobilizing the focused zones of capillary isoelectric focusing(CIEF) for single-point detectors was developed, in which a linear polyacrylamide(LPA) coated capillary was connected with an uncoated capillary by an etched porous joint. The etched section allows electrical conductivity but blocks the hydrodynamic flow. The focused zones of mixed proteins was mobilized by this method successfully. Compared with the traditional gravity mobilization step, it was found that this method can mobilize the focused zones more effectively without sacrificing separation efficiency.
