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Analyzing Mixing Inhomogeneity in a Microfluidic Device by Microscale Schlieren Technique
Published on: June 12, 2015
Análisis de rendimiento de un micromezclador tridimensional con deflectores utilizando una red neuronal flexible
Meraj Hassanzadeh1, Ehsan Ghaderi1, Mohamad Ali Bijarchi2
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
This study introduces a Flexible Physics-Informed Neural Network (FlexPINN) to overcome the limitations of standard PINNs in modeling fully three-dimensional, geometrically complex micromixers with internal baffles. The mesh-free framework integrates parallel-network architecture, first-order dimensionless governing equations, adaptive loss weighting, and a novel global conservation penalty to prevent trivial solutions and ensure robust convergence. Employing transfer learning reduces the training time for new baffle shapes by ~ 35%, requiring approximately 3.5 h versus 5.5 h for a base case on a single GPU. Validated against conventional Computational Fluid Dynamics, FlexPINN achieves high-fidelity predictions, with maximum relative errors of 3.25% for the pressure drop coefficient and 2.86% for the mixing index. A comprehensive parametric study evaluates three baffle shapes (rectangular, elliptical, triangular) across four configurations and Reynolds numbers (Re = 5, 20, 40, 80). Results demonstrate that rectangular baffles in a double-unit, staggered configuration (C) at Re = 40 yield the peak mixing efficiency of 1.63, significantly outperforming other designs. This work successfully bridges a critical gap in PINN applications by providing a validated, efficient tool for the analysis and optimization of intricate 3D passive micromixers.

