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 - <p style="text-align: justify;">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.</p>