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On numerical modeling of capillary flow dynamics in a microchannel model by using the finite element method
C.-T. Leea, C.-C. Leeb, J.-E. Linc, M.-L. Liud a Simor Fraser University, British Columbia, BC, Canada
b Simor Fraser University, British Columbia, BC, Canada
c George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
d Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, P. R. China
Abstract:
A simple microchannel model with submillimeter-scale geometries is proposed for studying capillary flows and investigating the dynamics in the channel. The finite element method incorporating surface tension and two-phase flow characteristic is applied. Velocity and pressure fields in the microchannel are presented. It is shown that the capillary-phase front in the microchannel is stirred, suffering small oscillations and retreating from the previous position before traveling again. Such a phenomenon is caused by nonlinear interaction of the capillary flow, surface tension, and boundary conditions.
Keywords:
two-phase capillary flow, microchannel, surface tension, finite element method.
Received: 02.12.2013 Revised: 10.10.2014
Citation:
C.-T. Lee, C.-C. Lee, J.-E. Lin, M.-L. Liu, “On numerical modeling of capillary flow dynamics in a microchannel model by using the finite element method”, Prikl. Mekh. Tekh. Fiz., 57:5 (2016), 199–211; J. Appl. Mech. Tech. Phys., 57:5 (2016), 937–948
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