On "cavitation on chip" in microfluidic devices with surface and sidewall roughness elements

Ghorbani, Morteza and Deprem, Gökberk and Özdemir, Ece and Motezakker, Ahmad Reza and Villanueva, L. G. and Koşar, Ali (2019) On "cavitation on chip" in microfluidic devices with surface and sidewall roughness elements. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems . ISSN 1057-7157 (Print) 1941-0158 (Online) Published Online First http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JMEMS.2019.2925541

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Abstract

In this paper, cavitating flows are characterized in 29 microfluidic devices in order to achieve a comprehensive perspective regarding flow patterns in microscale, which is crucial in the applications, such as energy harvesting and biomedical treatment. While the assessment of size effects is vital for the design and development of microfluidic devices involving phase change, surface/sidewall roughness and pressure pulses as a result of nanomechanical oscillations increase the performance with respect to cavitation by providing more cavitation bubbles. A typical device generates cavitating flows under different conditions (from inception to choked flow). In this device, a restrictive element and a big channel downstream of the restrictive element--where the cavitation is formed and developed--are included. The cavitating flows are obtained inside 24 sidewall roughened and 5 surface roughened/plain microfluidic devices at different pressure drops. The length and height of the sidewall roughness elements are varied to achieve the most optimum performance in terms of cavitation generation. Moreover, different surface roughened and plain devices are considered to provide a comprehensive overview of cavitation generation in microscale. The results show that sidewall roughness elements have a remarkable effect on the cavitation inception and flow patterns.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cavitation; fully developed twin cavities; inception; microfluidic device; roughness
Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General)
Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Mechatronics
Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Electronics
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Ali Koşar
Date Deposited: 28 Aug 2019 11:48
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 10:07
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/37821

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