Microflows and Nanoflows. Fundamentals and Simulation

This book provides a comprehensive summary of using computational tools to describe fluid flow in micro and nano configuration. This new version of the original book now covers length scales from Angstroms to microns (and beyond). The authors have maintained the emphasis on fundamental concepts with a mix of semianalytical, experimental and numerical results, and have outlined their relevance to modeling and analyzing functional devices.

Fluid flow through small channels has become a popular research topic due to the emergence of biochemical lab-on-the-chip systems and microelectromechanical system fabrication technologies, which began in the late 1980's. There has been significant progress in the development of microfluidics and nanofluidics both at the application as well as at the fundamental and simulation levels in the last few years. The material is divided into the three main categories of gas flows, liquid flows, and simulation techniques. The book contains many new developments and information has been updated and modified throughout. It is appropriate for researchers in fluid mechanics interested in this new flow field as well as for electrical or mechanical engineers or physicists who need to incorporate flow modeling into their work.

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1. Basic Concepts and Technologies

Part I. Gas Flows
2. Governing Equations and Slip Models
3. Shear-Driven Flows
4. Pressure-Driven Flows
5. Thermal Effects in Microscales
6. Prototype Applications of Gas Flows

Part II. Liquid Flows
7. Electrokinetic Flows
8. Surface Tension-Driven Flows
9. Mixers and Chaotic Advection
10. Simple Fluids in Nanochannels
11. Water in Nanochannels
12. Electroosmotic Flow in Nanochannels
13. Functional Fluids and Functionalized Nanotubes

Part III. Simulation Techniques
14. Numerical Methods for Continuum Simulation
15. Multiscale Modeling of Gas Flows
16. Multiscale Modeling of Liquid Flows
17. Reduced-Order Modeling
18. Reduced-Order Simulation