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Computational Modeling of Microchannel Flows on Laboratory Compact Disk (LABCD)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2011

C.-M. Lin ,
T.-C. Lin ,
C.-M. Tan  and
T.-H. Tsai
C.-M. Lin*
Affiliation:
Graduate School of Opto-Mechatronics and Materials, WuFeng Institute of Technology, Chia-Yi, Taiwan 62153, R.O.C.
T.-C. Lin*
Affiliation:
Dept. Computer Science and Information Engineering, WuFeng Institute of Technology, Chia-Yi, Taiwan 62153, R.O.C.
C.-M. Tan*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, WuFeng Institute of Technology, Chia-Yi, Taiwan 62153, R.O.C.
T.-H. Tsai*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, WuFeng Institute of Technology, Chia-Yi, Taiwan 62153, R.O.C.
*
* Professor, corresponding author
** Associate Professor
** Associate Professor
** Associate Professor
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Abstract

This paper models and analyzes flows in linear and curved microchannels on a rotating Laboratory Compact Disk (LabCD). The effects of centrifugal force are introduced into the governing equations of the microchannel flow to promote the fluidic velocity in the microchannel. The microchannel types on the LabCD must be designed following a process of mathematical identification. A flow model which takes into account the combined effects of viscosity, capillary forces, pressure difference and rotation is developed. A reduction-order technique is applied to obtain linear and nonlinear governing equations for flows in straight and curviform microchannels, respectively. The analytical solutions for the flow in the tubular microchannel are obtained using the Laplace transform method, while the numerical solutions for the curviform microchannel or microchannel with a varying cross-section are obtained using a piecewise linear method. The results show that the analyzed models are easily presented by a mathematical expression for the case of a tubular microchannel and simulated using a numerical program for the case of special microchannels. The modeling presented in this paper enables the performance of LabCD devices to be significantly enhanced by providing insights into the fluid flow behavior in microchannels of varying configurations under different rotational velocities.

Keywords

LoCLabCDMicrochannelFluidic chipCentrifugal forceReduced-order techniqueLaplace transform methodPiecewise linear method
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Journal of Mechanics , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , June 2010 , pp. 239 - 247
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Copyright © The Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, R.O.C. 2010

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