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A study on the slip velocity on a pair of asymmetric electrodes for AC-electroosmosis in a microchannel

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In numerical studies on microscale electroosmotic flows, the electric double layer (EDL) effect is usually predicted by solving the traditional Navier-Stokes equation subjected to the slip velocity induced by the electric-charged wall as a boundary condition. Recently, Suh and Kang (Physical Review E 77, 2008) presented the asymptotic solutions of the ion transport equations near a polarized electrode under the action of an AC field, and then proposed a new theoretical model of the slip velocity on the electrode considering the ion adsorption effect. In the present paper, we apply the model to a two-dimensional AC-electroosmotic flow in a microchannel to calculate the slip velocity on a pair of coplanar asymmetric electrodes embedded on the bottom wall, and then experimentally measure the slip velocity using the micro-PIV technique to validate the theoretical model. Comparison shows an excellent overall match between the theoretical and experimental results, except for on the narrow electrode at low frequencies. Next, we numerically perform parametric studies regarding the AC frequency, effective Stern-layer thickness and ion adsorption effect to further understand the characteristics of the AC electroosmotic flow. Results show that, as the frequency increases, the slip velocity also increases. In addition, the velocity decreases with increasing either Stern-layer thickness or ion adsorption effect.

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    Yangyang Wang, Yong Kweon Suh & Sangmo Kang

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This paper was recommended for publication in revised form by Associate Editor Dongshin Shin

Sangmo Kang received a B.S. and M.S. degrees from Seoul National University in 1985 and 1987, respectively, and then had worked for five years in Daewoo Heavy Industries as a field engineer. He also achieved a Ph.D. degree in the field of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1996. Dr. Kang is currently a Professor at the Division of Mechanical Engineering at Dong-A University in Busan, Korea. Dr. Kang’s research interests are in the area of micro- and nanofluidics and turbulent flow combined with the computational fluid dynamics.

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Wang, Y., Suh, Y.K. & Kang, S. A study on the slip velocity on a pair of asymmetric electrodes for AC-electroosmosis in a microchannel. J Mech Sci Technol 23, 874–884 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-009-0104-2

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