Microorganisms such as bacteria use their rotating helical flagella for propulsion speeds up to tens of tail lengths per second. The mechanism can be utilized for controlled pumping of liquids in microchannels. In this study, we aim to analyze the effects of control parameters such as axial span between helical rounds (wavelength), angular velocity of rotations (frequency), and the radius of the helix (amplitude) on the maximum time-averaged flow rate, maximum head, rate of energy transfer, and efficiency of the micropump. The analysis is based on simulations obtained from the three-dimensional time-dependent numerical model of the flow induced by the rotating spiral inside a rectangular-prism channel. The flow is governed by Navier-Stokes equations subject to continuity in time-varying domain due to moving boundaries of the spiral. Numerical solutions are obtained using a commercial finite-element package which uses arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian method for mesh deformations. Results are compared with asymptotic results obtained from the resistive-force-theory available in the literature.
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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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0-7918-4834-5
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Simulation-Based Analysis of a Biologically-Inspired Micropump With a Rotating Spiral Inside a Microchannel
Mustafa Koz,
Mustafa Koz
Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Serhat Yesilyurt
Serhat Yesilyurt
Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Mustafa Koz
Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
Serhat Yesilyurt
Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
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ICNMM2008-62323, pp. 1221-1228; 8 pages
Published Online:
June 11, 2009
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Koz, M, & Yesilyurt, S. "Simulation-Based Analysis of a Biologically-Inspired Micropump With a Rotating Spiral Inside a Microchannel." 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. 1221-1228. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICNMM2008-62323
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