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¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang, Republic of Korea.

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Area of Science:

Fluid dynamics
Electrokinetics
Surface science

Background:

Rigid boundaries enforce a no-slip condition, reducing fluid velocity and shear stress.
Free surfaces allow non-zero fluid velocity, generally increasing flow rates.
Electrokinetic flows are influenced by surface charge and electric fields.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of replacing rigid boundaries with free surfaces on electrokinetic flows.
To explain the counterintuitive behavior of shear stress and flow rate in such scenarios.
To analyze generic electroosmotic flow in microchannels with free surfaces.

Main Methods:

Theoretical analysis of fluid flow at interfaces.
Mathematical modeling of electroosmotic phenomena.
Comparison of flow dynamics at rigid versus free boundaries.

Main Results:

Replacement of rigid boundaries with free surfaces can unexpectedly increase shear stress in electrokinetic flows.
This increase in shear stress leads to a decrease in the overall flow rate.
The effect is attributed to the interplay between electrokinetic forces and surface conditions.

Conclusions:

Free surfaces introduce complex behaviors in electrokinetic microchannel flows.
The standard understanding of boundary replacement effects on flow rate does not apply universally.
This study highlights the importance of considering surface type in electrokinetic transport.