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  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Microfluidics
  • Turbulence Modeling

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  • High-speed rotors in microscale confined spaces experience complex fluid flow.
  • This complexity arises from centrifugal force, cavity hindrance, and scale effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To build a simulation model for microscale rotor-stator-cavity (RSC) flow fields.
  • To investigate fluid flow characteristics in confined spaces across various Reynolds numbers (Re) and gap-to-diameter ratios.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a rotor-stator-cavity (RSC) microscale flow field simulation model.
  • Applied the Reynolds Stress Model (RSM) to solve Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations.
  • Analyzed mean flow, turbulence statistics, and frictional resistance.

Main Results:

  • Rotational and stationary boundary layers separate as Re increases.
  • Local Re primarily affects stationary boundary velocity; gap-to-diameter ratio affects rotational boundary velocity.
  • Reynolds stress concentrates in boundary layers; turbulence exhibits plane-strain limit.

Conclusions:

  • Frictional resistance coefficient increases with Re.
  • Optimal low frictional resistance occurs at Re > 10^5 and a gap-to-diameter ratio of 0.027.
  • Findings enhance understanding of microscale RSC flow characteristics.