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Axial flow in a two-dimensional microchannel induced by a travelling temperature wave imposed at the bottom wall

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2018

Chenguang Zhang ,
Harris Wong Open the ORCID record for Harris Wong [Opens in a new window]  and
Krishnaswamy Nandakumar
Chenguang Zhang
Affiliation:
Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Harris Wong*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Krishnaswamy Nandakumar
Affiliation:
Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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†Email address for correspondence: hwong@lsu.edu
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Abstract

Fluid flow in microchannels has wide industrial and scientific applications. Hence, it is important to explore different driving mechanisms. In this paper, we study the net transport or fluid pumping in a two-dimensional channel induced by a travelling temperature wave applied at the bottom wall. The Navier–Stokes equations with the Boussinesq approximation and the convection–diffusion heat equation are made dimensionless by the height of the channel and a velocity scale obtained by a dominant balance between buoyancy and viscous resistance in the momentum equation. The system of equations is transformed to an axial coordinate that moves with the travelling temperature wave, and we seek steady solutions in this moving frame. Four dimensionless numbers emerge from the governing equations and boundary conditions: the Reynolds number $Re$, a Reynolds number $Rc$ based on the wave speed, the Prandtl number $Pr$ and the dimensionless wavenumber $K$. The system of equations is solved by a finite-volume method and by a perturbation method in the limit $Re\rightarrow 0$. Surprisingly, the leading and first-order perturbation solutions agree well with the computed axial flow for $Re\leqslant 10^{3}$. Thus, the analytic perturbation solutions are used to study systematically the effects of $Re$, $Rc$, $Pr$ and $K$ on the dimensionless induced axial flow $Q$. We find that $Q$ varies linearly with $Re$, and $Q/Re$ versus any of the three remaining dimensionless groups always exhibits a maximum. The global maximum of $Q/Re$ in the parameter space is subsequently determined for the first time. This induced axial flow is driven solely by the Reynolds stress.

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Waves/Free-surface Flows: Channel flow Convection: Convection Micro-/Nano-fluid dynamics: Microfluidics
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 848 , 10 August 2018 , pp. 1040 - 1072
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