Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Thermocapillary Motion of Droplets in Microfluidic Channels

Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Thermocapillary Motion of Droplets in Microfluidic Channels

Year:    2015

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 17 (2015), Iss. 5 : pp. 1113–1126

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.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.2014.m344

Communications in Computational Physics, Vol. 17 (2015), Iss. 5 : pp. 1113–1126

Published online:    2015-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    14

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