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Area of Science:

  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Surface Science
  • Computational Physics

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  • Microfluidic devices exhibit boundary slip, deviating from classical no-slip conditions.
  • Accurately quantifying slip velocity is challenging due to complex interfacial phenomena at molecular scales.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a computationally inexpensive method for quantitatively depicting interfacial slip in microfluidic systems.
  • To bridge molecular and continuum descriptions of fluid flow at boundaries.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an analytic engine combining physics-based and data-driven modeling.
  • Employed a machine learning algorithm trained on molecular dynamics simulations.
  • Focused on fluid structuration at the wall to predict slip velocity.

Main Results:

  • Achieved a quantitative depiction of interfacial slip.
  • Created a mapping of system parameters to a single signature data.
  • Demonstrated a computationally efficient approach compared to multi-scale simulations.

Conclusions:

  • The developed analytic engine provides an accurate and efficient method for predicting fluid slip in microdevices.
  • This approach offers a viable alternative to computationally intensive simulations for resolving flow features at experimental scales.