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  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Electrokinetics
  • Microfluidics

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  • Electro-osmotic flow (EOF) is crucial in microfluidic devices.
  • Rotating channel flows introduce Coriolis forces, complicating fluid behavior.
  • Understanding combined EOF and rotation is vital for advanced applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an analytical model for low-Rossby-number electro-osmotic flow in a rotating rectangular channel.
  • To investigate the influence of rotation, electric double layer (EDL) thickness, and zeta potential on flow characteristics.
  • To analyze the development and structure of the Ekman-EDL boundary layer.

Main Methods:

  • Analytical solutions using eigenfunction expansions.
  • Modeling flow driven by Coriolis, pressure, viscous, and electric forces.
  • Investigating flow behavior under varying rotation parameters, Debye parameters, aspect ratios, and zeta potential distributions.

Main Results:

  • An Ekman-EDL boundary layer forms on horizontal walls under fast rotation and thin EDL conditions.
  • The study details the flow structure within this Ekman-EDL as a function of normalized thickness.
  • Channel rotation's effect on flow rate is shown to be qualitatively dependent on channel width and zeta potential.

Conclusions:

  • The interaction between rotation and electrokinetics significantly alters flow patterns in rectangular channels.
  • The geostrophic core's development, influenced by rotation, can lead to variations in the mean flow.
  • This model provides insights into complex fluid dynamics relevant to microfluidic systems and geophysical flows.