Solute band transport in electroosmotic-pressure-driven flow of Carreau-Yasuda fluid over micropillar arrays

Mahapatra, B and Jana, R and Bandopadhyay, A (2024) Solute band transport in electroosmotic-pressure-driven flow of Carreau-Yasuda fluid over micropillar arrays. In: Physics of Fluids, 36 (2).

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Abstract

In this study, we numerically investigate the transport and dispersion characteristics of a neutral solute band in a fluid following generalized Carreau-Yasuda constitutive equations. The combined action of electroosmotic forcing and pressure gradient drives the flow through a microchannel embedded with micropillars. We analyze the band transport process by altering the flow-controlling parameters and fluid rheology. We observe an enhancement in band dispersion with increasing solute diffusivity. An augmentation in band dispersion is achieved using bluff micropillar designs compared to the streamlined micropillars. We also observe that the dispersion of solute band is less in shear-thickening fluids than in shear-thinning fluids. In a mixed electroosmotic-pressure-driven flow, the favorable pressure gradient conditions enhance the band dispersion phenomenon. Our results may prove valuable in understanding solute transport dynamics in non-Newtonian fluids, which has implications for lab-on-a-chip diagnostics and precise drug delivery. © 2024 Author(s).

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Physics of Fluids
Publisher:	American Institute of Physics Inc.
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to the American Institute of Physics Inc.
Keywords:	Constitutive equations; Dispersions; Electroosmosis; Non Newtonian liquids; Pressure gradient; Shear thinning; Solute transport, Band dispersions; Band transport; Carreau; Electroosmotic; In-band; Micro Pillars; Micropillar arrays; Pressure-driven flows; Solute bands; Transport and dispersions, Non Newtonian flow
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering
Date Deposited:	07 Apr 2024 07:17
Last Modified:	07 Apr 2024 07:17
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/84702

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