A numerical study on the heat transfer generated by a piezoelectric transducer in a microfluidic system

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2012

Authors

Catarino, SO (Author) Other; Miranda, JM (Author) FEUP; Lanceros Mendez, S (Author) Other; Minas, G (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: 6TH EUROPEAN THERMAL SCIENCES CONFERENCE (EUROTHERM 2012)

6th European Thermal Sciences Conference (Eurotherm)

Poitiers, FRANCE, SEP 04-07, 2012

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Mechanical engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-EJB

DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/395/1/012091

Abstract (EN): The present work describes the modelling of heat transfer produced by the acoustic streaming phenomenon, generated through a piezoelectric transducer in a microagitator. Besides the fluids mixing, this phenomenon also promotes the fluids heating. The numerical approach used in this work comprises three main groups of equations: the piezoelectric, the compressible Navier-Stokes, and the heat transfer equations. It was concluded that the heat transfer due to the acoustic wave propagation, without other external heat sources, is not sufficient to increase significantly the fluid temperature.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8