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View SchemaReexamination of Hagen-Poiseuille flow: shape-dependence of the hydraulic resistance in microchannels
| Authors | Niels Asger Mortensen, Fridolin Okkels, Henrik Bruus |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0412015 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0412015 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevE.71.057301 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. E 71, 057301 (2005) |
Abstract
We consider pressure-driven, steady state Poiseuille flow in straight channels with various cross-sectional shapes: elliptic, rectangular, triangular, and harmonic-perturbed circles. A given shape is characterized by its perimeter P and area A which are combined into the dimensionless compactness number C = P^2/A, while the hydraulic resistance is characterized by the well-known dimensionless geometrical correction factor alpha. We find that alpha depends linearly on C, which points out C as a single dimensionless measure characterizing flow properties as well as the strength and effectiveness of surface-related phenomena central to lab-on-a-chip applications. This measure also provides a simple way to evaluate the hydraulic resistance for the various shapes.
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"title": "Reexamination of Hagen-Poiseuille flow: shape-dependence of the hydraulic resistance in microchannels",
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