Pressure distribution characterization in forward facing step (FFS) microchannel using Ansys

The fundamental principles of fluid flow characteristics is vital in a microfluidic system. The integration of fluid flow exploitation and fabrication technologycreates good platform in various fields such as biomedical, clinical instrumentation and cell culture system. One of the important paramete...

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Published inRSM 2013 IEEE Regional Symposium on Micro and Nanoelectronics pp. 74 - 76
Main Authors Nadzri, N. S., Retnasamy, V., Sauli, Z., Taniselass, S., Mei, T. H.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2013
Subjects
Biomedical measurement
CFD-Ansys
Fluid pressure
Fluids
FSS
Microchannel
Microfluidics
Pressure measurement
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Summary:The fundamental principles of fluid flow characteristics is vital in a microfluidic system. The integration of fluid flow exploitation and fabrication technologycreates good platform in various fields such as biomedical, clinical instrumentation and cell culture system. One of the important parameter to characterize a fluid is its pressure. In this article, characterization of pressure distribution in forward facing step (FFS) microchannel has been investigated using CFD-Ansys software. The primary goal of this research is to study the effect of the step height in FFS configuration on fluid flow pressure distribution. Hence, three different step heights have been employed as measurement comparison. Pressure drop trend was observed across the microchannel. The highest step height showed the highest pressure drop.
DOI:10.1109/RSM.2013.6706476