A kinetic model for the study of capillary flows in micromechanical devices has been presented. The model is based on the Enskog-Vlasov kinetic equation and provides a reasonable description of two-phase flows and of fluid-surface interaction. The structure of liquid menisci between two hydrophilic walls has been studied and our results agree fairly well with the Laplace-Kelvin equation. Meniscus breakage has been computed and a possible explanation of the phenomenon has been given.
A kinetic model for capillary flows in MEMS
BARBANTE, PAOLO FRANCESCO;FREZZOTTI, ALDO;GIBELLI, LIVIO;LEGRENZI, PAOLO;CORIGLIANO, ALBERTO;FRANGI, ATTILIO ALBERTO
2012-01-01
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A kinetic model for the study of capillary flows in micromechanical devices has been presented. The model is based on the Enskog-Vlasov kinetic equation and provides a reasonable description of two-phase flows and of fluid-surface interaction. The structure of liquid menisci between two hydrophilic walls has been studied and our results agree fairly well with the Laplace-Kelvin equation. Meniscus breakage has been computed and a possible explanation of the phenomenon has been given.File in questo prodotto:
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