Microfluidic devices are used today in many engineering applications. However, despite much progress in this field, the fundamental understanding of fluid flow and heat transfer on the microscale is still not satisfactory. In this study, the rarefaction effects on the pressure drop for an incompressible flow through silicon microchannels having a rectangular, trapezoidal or double-trapezoidal cross-section are investigated. The roles of the Knudsen number and the cross-section aspect ratio in the friction factor reduction due to the rarefaction are pointed out.
The rarefaction effect on the friction factor of gas flow in microchannels / Morini, G. L.; Spiga, Marco; Tartarini, P.. - In: SUPERLATTICES AND MICROSTRUCTURES. - ISSN 0749-6036. - 35:3-6(2004), pp. 587-599. [10.1016/j.spmi.2003.09.013]
The rarefaction effect on the friction factor of gas flow in microchannels
SPIGA, Marco;
2004-01-01
Abstract
Microfluidic devices are used today in many engineering applications. However, despite much progress in this field, the fundamental understanding of fluid flow and heat transfer on the microscale is still not satisfactory. In this study, the rarefaction effects on the pressure drop for an incompressible flow through silicon microchannels having a rectangular, trapezoidal or double-trapezoidal cross-section are investigated. The roles of the Knudsen number and the cross-section aspect ratio in the friction factor reduction due to the rarefaction are pointed out.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
