Numerical analysis of an MHD micro-device with simultaneous mixing and pumping capability

Xuejiao Xiao; Chang Nyung Kim

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.38, 23-36, June, 2016

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2016.04.001 Export Citation

Numerical analysis of an MHD micro-device with simultaneous mixing and pumping capability

Xuejiao Xiao, and Chang Nyung Kim^{1, †}

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Yong-in, Kyunggi-do 446-701, Republic of Korea
¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yong-in, Kyunggi-do 446-701, Republic of Korea

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In this study, a new magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) micro-device with simultaneous mixing and pumping capability is proposed, and a numerical investigation for the performance of the device is performed. The present MHD micro-device utilizes the arrays of electrodes deposited on duct walls. By judiciously applying different potentials to different electrode pairs, the Lorentz-force can be created, directing the liquid to move in a desired path for pumping without a need of separate pumps, and simultaneously inducing complex flows for mixing. The results show that the micro-device proposed in this study can achieve highly-efficient, simultaneous mixing and pumping for electrolytes.

Keywords:Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD);Micro-mixer;Micro-pump;Numerical simulation

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[Referenced By]

[1] Qian S, Bau HH, Mech. Eng. Appl. Mech. B, 106, 859 (2005)

[2] Qian S, Bau HH, Mech. Res. Commun., 36, 10 (2009)

[3] Affanni A, Chiorboli G, Exploring New Frontiers of Instrumentation and Methods for Electrical and Electronic Measurements, Florence, Italy, September 22-24, 2008.

[4] Kang HJ, Choi BY, Sens. Actuators A-Phys., 165, 439 (2011)

[5] Jang JS, Choi SSL, Sens. Actuators A-Phys., 80, 84 (2000)

[6] Lemoff AV, Lee AP, Sens. Actuators B-Chem., 63, 178 (2000)

[7] Zhong JY, Bau HH, Sens. Actuators A-Phys., 96, 59 (2002)

[8] Bau HH, Zhong J, et al., Sens. Actuators B-Chem., 79, 207 (2001)

[9] Gleeson JP, West J, Technical Proceeding of the 2002 International Conference on Modeling and Simulation of Microsystems, 2002, p. 318.

[10] Gleeson JP, Roche OM, et al., SIAM J. Appl. Math., 64(4), 747 (2004)

[11] Cerbelli S, Adrover A, et al., Microfluid. Nanofluid., 6, 747 (2009)

[12] Kabbani H, Mack MJ, et al., J. Fluids Eng., 130, 091204 (2008)

[13] Ho JE, J. Mech. Sci. Technol., 15(4), 315 (2007)

[14] Lim SS, Choi BY, J. Mech. Sci. Technol., 23, 739 (2009)

[15] Lee SH, Kang HJ, et al., J. Microsyst. Technol., 15(2), 269 (2009)

[16] Akbar NS, Ebaid A, Khan ZH, J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 382, 355 (2015)

[17] Akbar NS, Khan ZH, Nadeem S, J. Mol. Liq., 196, 21 (2014)

[18] Yi M, Bau HH, Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow, 24(5), 645 (2003)

[19] Hutchinson BR, Raithby GD, Numer. Heat Transf., 9, 511 (1986)

[20] Raw W, Robustness of coupled algebraic multigrid for the Navier.Stokes equations, A9618260, AIAA Meeting Paper 96-0297, 1996.

[21] Shen WZ, Michelsen JA, Sorensen JN, AIAA J., 39(12), 2406 (2001)

[22] La M, Kim W, et al., Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf., 15(3), 463 (2014)