Numerical Study of Electro-Osmotic Fluid Flow and Vortex Formation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Governing Equations
2.1. Phan–Thien/Tanner Model
2.2. Electro-Osmotic Force
3. Computational Procedures
3.1. Boundary Conditions on the Walls
3.2. Inflow and Outflow
4. Results
4.1. PTT Model
4.2. sPTT Model
4.3. Fluid Flow in a Nozzle
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Bezerra, W.D.S.; Castelo, A.; Afonso, A.M. Numerical Study of Electro-Osmotic Fluid Flow and Vortex Formation. Micromachines 2019, 10, 796. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10120796
Bezerra WDS, Castelo A, Afonso AM. Numerical Study of Electro-Osmotic Fluid Flow and Vortex Formation. Micromachines. 2019; 10(12):796. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10120796
Chicago/Turabian StyleBezerra, Wesley De Souza, Antonio Castelo, and Alexandre M. Afonso. 2019. "Numerical Study of Electro-Osmotic Fluid Flow and Vortex Formation" Micromachines 10, no. 12: 796. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10120796