full
search.png

Search

close.png

Cancel

arrow
Volume 17, Issue 5
Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Thermocapillary Motion of Droplets in Microfluidic Channels

Jonathan Li, Haihu Liu, Nikolaos Ioannou, Yonghao Zhang & Jason M. Reese

DOI: 10.4208/cicp.2014.m344

Commun. Comput. Phys., 17 (2015), pp. 1113-1126.

Published online: 2018-04

Preview Purchase PDF 2434 32474

Cited by

google scholar semantic scholar
Export citation
  • Abstract

Our recently developed lattice Boltzmann model is used to simulate droplet dynamical behaviour governed by thermocapillary force in microchannels. One key research challenge for developing droplet-based microfluidic systems is control of droplet motion and its dynamic behaviour. We numerically demonstrate that the thermocapillary force can be exploited for microdroplet manipulations including synchronisation, sorting, and splitting. This work indicates that the lattice Boltzmann method provides a promising design simulation tool for developing complex droplet-based microfluidic devices.

  • Keywords

  • AMS Subject Headings

  • Copyright

COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

  • Email address
  • BibTex
  • RIS
  • TXT
@Article{CiCP-17-1113, author = {Jonathan Li, Haihu Liu, Nikolaos Ioannou, Yonghao Zhang and Jason M. Reese}, title = {Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Thermocapillary Motion of Droplets in Microfluidic Channels}, journal = {Communications in Computational Physics}, year = {2018}, volume = {17}, number = {5}, pages = {1113--1126}, abstract = {

Our recently developed lattice Boltzmann model is used to simulate droplet dynamical behaviour governed by thermocapillary force in microchannels. One key research challenge for developing droplet-based microfluidic systems is control of droplet motion and its dynamic behaviour. We numerically demonstrate that the thermocapillary force can be exploited for microdroplet manipulations including synchronisation, sorting, and splitting. This work indicates that the lattice Boltzmann method provides a promising design simulation tool for developing complex droplet-based microfluidic devices.

}, issn = {1991-7120}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.2014.m344}, url = {http://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/cicp/11004.html} }
TY - JOUR T1 - Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Thermocapillary Motion of Droplets in Microfluidic Channels AU - Jonathan Li, Haihu Liu, Nikolaos Ioannou, Yonghao Zhang & Jason M. Reese JO - Communications in Computational Physics VL - 5 SP - 1113 EP - 1126 PY - 2018 DA - 2018/04 SN - 17 DO - http://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.2014.m344 UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/cicp/11004.html KW - AB -

Our recently developed lattice Boltzmann model is used to simulate droplet dynamical behaviour governed by thermocapillary force in microchannels. One key research challenge for developing droplet-based microfluidic systems is control of droplet motion and its dynamic behaviour. We numerically demonstrate that the thermocapillary force can be exploited for microdroplet manipulations including synchronisation, sorting, and splitting. This work indicates that the lattice Boltzmann method provides a promising design simulation tool for developing complex droplet-based microfluidic devices.

Jonathan Li, Haihu Liu, Nikolaos Ioannou, Yonghao Zhang and Jason M. Reese. (2018). Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Thermocapillary Motion of Droplets in Microfluidic Channels. Communications in Computational Physics. 17 (5). 1113-1126. doi:10.4208/cicp.2014.m344
Copy to clipboard
BibteX RIS TXT
The citation has been copied to your clipboard