Numerical modeling of capillary driven microfluidic flow
[Thesis]
Md Ashraful Islam
Tong, Albert
The University of Texas at Arlington
2016
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-369-63633-8
Ph.D.
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The University of Texas at Arlington
2016
Capillary driven two dimensional axisymmetric and three dimensional asymmetric flow in various microfluidic applications have been modeled and analyzed numerically. The transient Navier-Stokes equations are solved using a finite-difference formulation with a two-step projection method on a fixed grid. The vapor-liquid interface of the micro-droplet is tracked by volume-of-fluid (VOF) and coupled level set and volume-of-fluid (CLSVOF) methods with the surface tension force determined by the continuum surface force (CSF) model. The static contact angle at the three phase contact line has been modeled using wall adhesion scheme within the CSF framework. The developed numerical method for capturing the microfluidic flow with free surface has been validated using well-established benchmark tests.
Chemistry; Mechanical engineering
Pure sciences;Applied sciences;Capillary actuation;Electrowetting-on-dielectrode;Electrowettting;Level set;Micro-fluidic flow;Open-plate electrowetting-on-dielectrode;Parallel-plate electrowetting-on-dielectrode;Pendant drop;Satellite drop;Volume of fluid