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Induction of Microstreaming by Nonspherical Bubble Oscillations in an Acoustic Levitation System

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Slip flow over structured surfaces with entrapped microbubbles.

Jari Hyväluoma¹, Jens Harting

¹Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.

Physical Review Letters

|July 23, 2008

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Gas bubbles on hydrophobic surfaces can surprisingly cause negative slip in fluid flow, contrary to expectations. Simulations show this effect is influenced by bubble deformation and shear rate, with potential microfluidic applications.

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Induction of Microstreaming by Nonspherical Bubble Oscillations in an Acoustic Levitation System

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Published on: May 9, 2021

Area of Science:

Fluid dynamics
Surface science
Computational physics

Background:

Surface roughness can induce superhydrophobic states.
Gas bubbles on surfaces impact fluid slip.
Understanding bubble-surface interactions is crucial for microfluidics.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the effect of gas bubbles on fluid slip over structured hydrophobic surfaces.
To analyze the role of bubble deformation and shear rate on slip behavior.
To explore potential applications in microfluidic devices.

Main Methods:

Two-phase lattice Boltzmann simulations were employed.
Couette flow over structured surfaces with attached gas bubbles was modeled.
Bubble deformation under viscous stresses was incorporated.

Main Results:

Gas bubbles can lead to negative slip, increasing effective roughness.
Detected slip decreases with increasing shear rate.
Bubble deformation alone may not explain all experimental observations.

Conclusions:

Bubble-induced negative slip is a significant phenomenon in fluid flow over structured surfaces.
The interplay between bubble deformation and shear rate is critical.
Further research is needed to reconcile simulation and experimental findings for microfluidic applications.