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Surface functionalization has minimal impact on rarefied gas flow in microchannels due to the small surface-to-volume ratio. Geometric scale is crucial for observing surface effects in microfluidic gas dynamics.

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  • Microfluidics

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  • Rarefied gas interactions with surfaces are vital for applications like gas separation and catalysis.
  • Understanding these interactions requires studying gas flow in micro- and nano-scale geometries.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of surface functionalization and gas rarefaction on gas flow rates.
  • To determine the impact of surface-to-volume ratio on surface effects in microchannels.

Main Methods:

  • Pressure-driven gas flow experiments using helium and carbon dioxide in plain and functionalized microchannels.
  • Experiments covered a wide range of Knudsen numbers (0.01 to 200), encompassing slip flow to free molecular flow regimes.
  • A novel methodology was developed to optimize measurement data and minimize experimental uncertainty.

Main Results:

  • Experimental results showed that surface functionalization effects were likely obscured by experimental uncertainty.
  • The observed lack of significant influence suggests the surface-to-volume ratio (0.4 m⁻¹) was too small to detect strong surface effects.
  • This contrasts with findings in smaller geometries, highlighting the importance of geometric scale.

Conclusions:

  • Surface functionalization's impact on rarefied gas flow is scale-dependent, requiring a sufficient surface-to-volume ratio.
  • The study underscores the critical role of geometric scale in microfluidic surface-interaction phenomena.
  • Findings provide insights into molecular reflection characteristics, such as those described by the Transition Model of Accommodation Coefficients (TMAC).