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Christian Kunert¹, Jens Harting

¹Institute for Computational Physics, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 27, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany.

Physical Review Letters

|November 13, 2007

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Surface roughness in microfluidics causes apparent slip, challenging smooth boundary assumptions. Simulations reveal slip depends on height distribution, not shape, and increases with roughness amplitude.

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Area of Science:

Fluid dynamics
Microfluidics
Surface physics

Background:

Surface roughness is critical in microfluidic systems where characteristic lengths are comparable to surface variations.
Apparent slip flow in microchannels often arises from assuming idealized smooth boundaries.
Investigating the impact of surface topography on fluid behavior is essential for accurate microfluidic design.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the phenomenon of apparent slip flow in microfluidic devices due to surface roughness.
To develop a model for predicting slip behavior based on surface topography.
To understand the relationship between surface roughness characteristics and fluid slip.

Main Methods:

Utilized lattice Boltzmann simulations to model fluid flow over rough surfaces.
Introduced an "effective no-slip plane" concept to represent the influence of surface variations.
Validated simulation results against analytical solutions for sinusoidal boundary conditions.

Main Results:

Simulated apparent slip is independent of the specific boundary shape, depending solely on the distribution of surface heights.
The "effective no-slip plane" model accurately predicts slip for various geometries.
Apparent slip flow was shown to diverge as the amplitude of surface roughness increases.

Conclusions:

Accurate modeling of surface variations is crucial for microfluidic applications.
The distribution of surface heights, rather than detailed geometry, governs apparent slip.
Increased surface roughness amplitude leads to significant slip, necessitating careful consideration in confined flow systems.