Numerical simulation of rarefied gas flows with specified heat flux boundary conditions

Meng, Jian-Ping and Zhang, Yonghao and Reese, Jason (2015) Numerical simulation of rarefied gas flows with specified heat flux boundary conditions. Communications in Computational Physics, 17 (5). pp. 1185-1200. ISSN 1815-2406

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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.

    Creators(s): Meng, Jian-Ping, Zhang, Yonghao ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0683-7050 and Reese, Jason ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5188-1627;
    Item type:Article
    ID code:54663
    Keywords:thermal boundary condition, rarefied gas flow, S model, discrete velocity method, Boltzmann equation, Mechanical engineering and machinery, Plasma physics. Ionized gases, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Modelling and Simulation, Numerical Analysis
    Subjects:Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery
    Science > Physics > Plasma physics. Ionized gases
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    Technology and Innovation Centre > Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:11 Dec 2015 01:08
    Last modified:18 Sep 2020 04:25
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/54663
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