The oscillatory motion of a fluid carrying micron-sized particles inside a capillary tube is investigated experimentally. It is found that initially uniformly distributed particles can segregate and accumulate to form regularly spaced micron-sized particle clusters. The wavelength of the micro clusters is compared to data for macro-scale sand-ripple patterns and found to obey the same universal scaling as these. A dimensional analysis is performed that confirms the universality of the experimentally observed scaling. The experimental data for the micro-ripple clusters further suggest the existence of a minimum particle length scale for which patterns can form and below which the Brownian motion associated with the molecules of the matrix fluid inhibits pattern formation.
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ASME 2008 6th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels
June 23–25, 2008
Darmstadt, Germany
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- Nanotechnology Institute
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Alain Merlen,
Alain Merlen
Universite´ des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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Farzam Zoueshtiagh,
Farzam Zoueshtiagh
Universite´ des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
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Peter J. Thomas
Peter J. Thomas
University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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Alain Merlen
Universite´ des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
Farzam Zoueshtiagh
Universite´ des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France
Peter J. Thomas
University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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ICNMM2008-62122, pp. 1133-1138; 6 pages
Published Online:
June 11, 2009
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Merlen, A, Zoueshtiagh, F, & Thomas, PJ. "Particles Separation by Oscillation in a Capillary Tube." Proceedings of the ASME 2008 6th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels. ASME 2008 6th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels. Darmstadt, Germany. June 23–25, 2008. pp. 1133-1138. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICNMM2008-62122
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