Mathematical modeling of capillary pumping within micron sized channels

Yuelei Yang; Dan Zhang

doi:10.1115/MNHMT2013-22111

Mathematical modeling of capillary pumping within micron sized channels

Research output: Unpublished conference presentation (presented paper, abstract, poster) › Conference presentation (not published in journal/proceeding/book) › Academic research › peer-review

Abstract

This paper introduces a mathematical model which can be used to simulate the capillary pumping process of a micro heat engine. The micro heat engine has micron sized channels where the capillary pumping occurs. The classic Volume of Fluids (VOF) method is applied to obtain the velocity profiles of the fluids and to track the motions of the liquid-gas interfaces. The numerical results based this model have been compared with the experimental data and the initial retard of the pumping has been found and this phenomenon can be explained by the initial capillary pressure build-ups across the liquid-gas interfaces.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/MNHMT2013-22111
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	ASME 2013 4th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, MNHMT 2013 - Hong Kong, China Duration: 11 Dec 2013 → 14 Dec 2013

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Conference	ASME 2013 4th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, MNHMT 2013
Country/Territory	China
City	Hong Kong
Period	11/12/13 → 14/12/13

Keywords

Capillary pumping
Interface tracking
Meniscus
Micro channels

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Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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2013. Paper presented at ASME 2013 4th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, MNHMT 2013, Hong Kong, China.

Research output: Unpublished conference presentation (presented paper, abstract, poster) › Conference presentation (not published in journal/proceeding/book) › Academic research › peer-review

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