Simulação Numérica de Escoamento Eletroosmótico Usando o Modelo Constitutivo de Phan-Thien-Tanner

ABSTRACT

In this work the behavior of newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids in microchannels will be investigated. The non-Newtonian problem consists in solving the governing equations of the movement take into account a fluid flow whose rheological properties can be studied by the Phan-Thien-Tanner constitutive model, for example the polymeric materials. One of the interesting features of these materials is that they can be mixed with appropriate solvents, such as an electrolyte solution, and the resulting fluid has electrical properties. Thus, in addition to the viscoelastic properties, the electrokinetics properties of the flow will be investigated, which is directly influenced by the application of an external electric field. In particular the phenomenon of electro-osmosis will be studied through numerical simulations in flat channels. The motion of the charges in the solution is described by the Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations and to solve numerically this problem will be applied the generalized finite difference method. The code for the simulations of electroosmotic flows was implemented as a part of the HiG-Fow system.

Keywords:
HiG-Flow; viscoelastic; electro-osmotic; finite differences