Effect of microstructures in microchannel for single phase flow mixing intensification

Enhancing flow in microchannel is a serious fundamental challenge due to the laminar flow nature of the liquids in the microscale systems that prevents the traditional viscoelastic additives from interacting with the turbulence structures (eddies) for an effective drag reduction performance. Passive...

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Main Authors: Ling, Fiona W. M., Khleif, Ali A., Abdulbari, Hayder A.
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author Ling, Fiona W. M.
Khleif, Ali A.
Abdulbari, Hayder A.
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description Enhancing flow in microchannel is a serious fundamental challenge due to the laminar flow nature of the liquids in the microscale systems that prevents the traditional viscoelastic additives from interacting with the turbulence structures (eddies) for an effective drag reduction performance. Passive drag reduction technique is believed to be a promising solution and never been investigated in the microflow systems before. In this work, micro- riblets (V-shaped) with the size ranging from 20 to 100 μm were designed, fabricated, and placed at the narrow side-walls of the rectangular microchannel in an attempt to test its flow enhancement performances. The microchannels were fabricated through a direct writing method where polymethyldisiloxane was used as the substrate. The flow behavior was investigated through monitoring the flow rate of the fluids flowing through the system. The flow profile in the system was evaluated using micro-particle velocimetry (μ-PIV). The results indicated a flow enhancement up to ~29% for a 60 μm of base-to-height riblet at an operating pressure of ~200 mbar for a single phase flow system. Larger micro-riblets were found to produce a thicker laminar sublayer within the devices that narrowed the active core of the solution.
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spelling my.ump.umpir.311032021-04-28T04:30:27Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31103/ Effect of microstructures in microchannel for single phase flow mixing intensification Ling, Fiona W. M. Khleif, Ali A. Abdulbari, Hayder A. TP Chemical technology Enhancing flow in microchannel is a serious fundamental challenge due to the laminar flow nature of the liquids in the microscale systems that prevents the traditional viscoelastic additives from interacting with the turbulence structures (eddies) for an effective drag reduction performance. Passive drag reduction technique is believed to be a promising solution and never been investigated in the microflow systems before. In this work, micro- riblets (V-shaped) with the size ranging from 20 to 100 μm were designed, fabricated, and placed at the narrow side-walls of the rectangular microchannel in an attempt to test its flow enhancement performances. The microchannels were fabricated through a direct writing method where polymethyldisiloxane was used as the substrate. The flow behavior was investigated through monitoring the flow rate of the fluids flowing through the system. The flow profile in the system was evaluated using micro-particle velocimetry (μ-PIV). The results indicated a flow enhancement up to ~29% for a 60 μm of base-to-height riblet at an operating pressure of ~200 mbar for a single phase flow system. Larger micro-riblets were found to produce a thicker laminar sublayer within the devices that narrowed the active core of the solution. IOP Publishing 2020-03-04 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31103/1/Effect%20of%20microstructures%20in%20microchannel%20for%20single%20phase%20flow.pdf Ling, Fiona W. M. and Khleif, Ali A. and Abdulbari, Hayder A. (2020) Effect of microstructures in microchannel for single phase flow mixing intensification. In: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Energy Security and Chemical Engineering Congress , 17-19 July 2019 , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. pp. 1-17., 736 (022032). ISSN 1757-8981 (Print), 1757-899X (Online) (Published) https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/736/2/022032
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Ling, Fiona W. M.
Khleif, Ali A.
Abdulbari, Hayder A.
Effect of microstructures in microchannel for single phase flow mixing intensification
title Effect of microstructures in microchannel for single phase flow mixing intensification
title_full Effect of microstructures in microchannel for single phase flow mixing intensification
title_fullStr Effect of microstructures in microchannel for single phase flow mixing intensification
title_full_unstemmed Effect of microstructures in microchannel for single phase flow mixing intensification
title_short Effect of microstructures in microchannel for single phase flow mixing intensification
title_sort effect of microstructures in microchannel for single phase flow mixing intensification
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31103/1/Effect%20of%20microstructures%20in%20microchannel%20for%20single%20phase%20flow.pdf
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