Numerical simulations of complex fluid-flows at microscale

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2017

Authors

Alexandre M. Afonso (Author) FEUP

Book

Title: Complex Fluid-Flows in Microfluidics

Pages: 73-94

ISBN: 978-3-319-59592-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-59593-1

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FOS: Engineering and technology

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MOLDPRO - Aproximações multi-escala para moldação por injeção de materiais plásticos

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Authenticus ID: P-00M-WPT

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59593-1_4

Abstract (EN): This chapter provides to the students an up-to-date overview of the current challenges in the numerical simulations of complex fluid-flows at microscale. At such reduced length scales, phenomena involving viscous forces, reactive flows and surface effects (electrokinetics, slip flows, capillarity, surface tension) may become more important, and eventually overcame the effects of other macro scale predominant forces, such as inertial or gravitational effects. Therefore, numerical methods to simulate complex fluid-flows at microscale need to account with this newforces interplay arrangement. This chapter includes detailed insights into the main differences between macro and micro numerical simulations, presented in a modular view, and containing the synopsis of the theoretical models, numerical methods and simulation tools. © Springer International Publishing AG 2018.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 22