上海交通大学学报(英文版) ›› 2015, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (4): 443-448.doi: 10.1007/s12204-015-1646-3

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Influence of the Unit Y-Shaped Microchannel Geometry on the Capillary Flow

LIU Wang-yu* (刘旺玉), CHEN Wei (陈 伟), PENG Yi (彭 毅), LUO Yuan-qiang (罗远强)   

  1. (School of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China)
  • 发布日期:2015-08-05
  • 通讯作者: LIU Wang-yu (刘旺玉) E-mail:mewyliu@scut.edu.cn

Influence of the Unit Y-Shaped Microchannel Geometry on the Capillary Flow

LIU Wang-yu* (刘旺玉), CHEN Wei (陈 伟), PENG Yi (彭 毅), LUO Yuan-qiang (罗远强)   

  1. (School of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China)
  • Published:2015-08-05
  • Contact: LIU Wang-yu (刘旺玉) E-mail:mewyliu@scut.edu.cn

摘要: Fractal networks are widely applied in the field of heat and mass transfer. As one of the important parts of the fractal network, Y-shaped structure definitely has a significant impact on the performance of the whole network. In this paper, the analytical relationship between Y-shaped microchannel geometry and its capillary flow time is established through theoretical analysis with mass continuity equation and Navier-Stokes (N-S) equations. The result reveals that the capillary flow time increases with the increase of the topology length and bifurcation angle of the Y-shaped microchannel, but decreases with the increase of the channel width.

关键词: Y-shaped microchannel, fractal network, capillary flow

Abstract: Fractal networks are widely applied in the field of heat and mass transfer. As one of the important parts of the fractal network, Y-shaped structure definitely has a significant impact on the performance of the whole network. In this paper, the analytical relationship between Y-shaped microchannel geometry and its capillary flow time is established through theoretical analysis with mass continuity equation and Navier-Stokes (N-S) equations. The result reveals that the capillary flow time increases with the increase of the topology length and bifurcation angle of the Y-shaped microchannel, but decreases with the increase of the channel width.

Key words: Y-shaped microchannel, fractal network, capillary flow

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