This study demonstrated electroosmotic pumping with high flow rate per unit area at a rather low applied voltage through an alumina nano-porous membrane driven by Platinum mesh electrodes. The electrode was placed perpendicular to, and had direct contact with nano-channel inlet to reduce the electric voltage drop in the reservoir. The complete set of the Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations for electrical potential and ionic concentration, coupled with the Navier-Stokes equation were solved for the purpose of a full understanding of the ionic transport and flow characteristics of EOF in nano-fluidics capillaries. The measured flowrate versus electrolyte (KCl) concentration reveals that the flowrate is usually high in low concentration (10−5 M∼10−7 M) regime in which a maximum value also occurs. In addition, a remarkable surge of flow rate is observed when the concentration surpasses below 10−4 M. The maximum flowrate achieved from this study is 0.09 mL min−2V−1 cm−2 and the energy transfer efficiency is 0.43% at an operation voltage of 20V. The flowrates investigated in this study are comparable to other existing results whereas the corresponding operation voltage used this study is about one to two order lower than most existing results. Numerical results exhibit correct trends for nano flows involving strong overlap of electrical double layers. Comparisons of numerical and experimental results were made and discussed.
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ASME 2008 First International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer
June 6–9, 2008
Tainan, Taiwan
Conference Sponsors:
- Nanotechnology Institute
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0-7918-4292-4
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Electroosmotic Pumping Using Porous Anodic Alumina Membranes
Yu-Feng Chen,
Yu-Feng Chen
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Ming-Chia Li,
Ming-Chia Li
Feng Cha University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Wen-Jeng Chang,
Wen-Jeng Chang
Feng Cha University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Chi-Chuan Wang,
Chi-Chuan Wang
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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C. P. Chen
C. P. Chen
University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
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Yu-Feng Chen
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Ming-Chia Li
Feng Cha University, Taichung, Taiwan
Wen-Jeng Chang
Feng Cha University, Taichung, Taiwan
Chi-Chuan Wang
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
C. P. Chen
University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL
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MNHT2008-52137, pp. 139-146; 8 pages
Published Online:
June 22, 2009
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Chen, Y, Li, M, Chang, W, Wang, C, & Chen, CP. "Electroosmotic Pumping Using Porous Anodic Alumina Membranes." Proceedings of the ASME 2008 First International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer. ASME 2008 First International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer, Parts A and B. Tainan, Taiwan. June 6–9, 2008. pp. 139-146. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/MNHT2008-52137
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