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Abstract
Our recently developed lattice Boltzmann model is used to simulate droplet dynamical behaviour governed by thermocapillary force in microchannels. One key research challenge for developing droplet-based microfluidic systems is control of droplet motion and its dynamic behaviour. We numerically demonstrate that the thermocapillary force can be exploited for microdroplet manipulations including synchronisation, sorting, and splitting. This work indicates that the lattice Boltzmann method provides a promising design simulation tool for developing complex droplet-based microfluidic devices.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1185-1200 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Communications in Computational Physics |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2015 |
Keywords
- thermal boundary condition
- rarefied gas flow
- S model
- discrete velocity method
- Boltzmann equation
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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Multiscale Simulation of Micro and Nano Gas Flows
Zhang, Y. & Reese, J.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/08/11 → 31/01/15
Project: Research
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Non-Equilibrium Fluid Dynamics for Micro/Nano Engineering Systems
Reese, J.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/01/11 → 16/02/16
Project: Research