the role of faradaic reactions in microchannel flows
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The role of Faradaic reactions in microchannel flows. David A. Boy Brian D. Storey Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA Sponsor: NSF CTS, Research in Undergraduate Institutions. . Motivation: ACEO & ICEO. Electric Field. Advantages over DC - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The role of Faradaic reactions in microchannel
flows
David A. BoyBrian D. Storey
Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA
Sponsor: NSF CTS, Research in Undergraduate Institutions.
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Motivation: ACEO & ICEO
Advantages over DC• Low voltage, portable (~1 – 10 volts)• Good flow rates (~mm/s)
Green et al PRE 2000, 2002Ajdari PRE 2000Brown PRE 2000Bazant & Squires JFM 2004Olesen et al PRE 2005
Positive ElectrodeNegative Electrode
Soni, Squires, Meinhart, BC00004Swaminathan , Hu FC00003Yossifon, Frankel, Miloh, GC00007
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Electric Field
Negative IonsPositive Ions Flow
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Experimental observations(reactions have been proposed as possible mechanism for each of
these)
• Reversal of net pumping in ACEO is observed at high frequency.
• Most flow stops at ~ 10 mM in ACEO & ICEO• Typically, only qualitative flow is predicted.
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Our goals
• Understand the general coupling between reactions and flow.
• Account for non-linear effects– Surface conduction– Mass transfer: concentrations at electrodes
are not the same as the bulk.– Body forces outside of EDL.
Olesen et al PRE 2005
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A simpler system to study body forces
reactions at electrodes
reactions at electrodes
Binary, symmetricelectrolyte
R. F. Probstein. 1994. Physicochemical Hydrodynamics. Wiley.
current
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ratesreaction essDimensionl :K voltageapplied essDimensionl :V
number Reynolds:numberPeclet :
length Debye essdimensionl:
field electric:
density charge:tyconductivi electrical:
potential electric:
RePe
EE
Bulk equations (symmetric, binary, dilute electrolyte):
Voltage scaled thermal voltage (25 mV)λ = 0.1 to 0.0001Pe = 100 to 1,000,000 Small device Large device Dilute High Concentration
E2
2 1
EEE
Pet
1v
EPet1v
EvvvvERe
pt
21
0 v
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0vVS n
RE n
boundary conditions at electrodes: - fixed voltage difference - No slip - reactions
RE n expexp CCR
DKH
periodic boundary conditions in x
yfyf ,2,0
Butler-Volmerreaction kinetics:
layer Stern across drop voltage:
:1y
Boundary conditions
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K. T. Chu and M. Z. Bazant. 2005. SIAM J. Appl. Math. 65, 1485-1505.
1D Solutions λ=0.01
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K. T. Chu and M. Z. Bazant. 2005. SIAM J. Appl. Math. 65, 1485-1505.Rubinstein & Zaltzman PRE (2000, 2003, 2005 )
1D Voltage-Current Behavior (fixed geometry & fluid properties)
Dilute
unstable
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Fixed Debeye length 0.1
Stable
unstable
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Streamlines for λ=.02, k=2.5, V=9.5
x
y
0 1 2 3
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Unsteady flow at high voltages
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Voltage-Current behavior
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ACEO Pumping Geometry
When reactions occur:•Flow occurs for all voltages•Flow occurs in AC and DC case•Flow is not symmetric even when electrodes are
AC
Time averagedflow
ElectrodeElectrode
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ACEO: Symmetric Electrodes (DC, λ=0.01, Pe=1000, V=10)
Potential
ChargeDensity
Streamlines
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ACEO: Typical Streamlines (DC, λ=0.01, Pe=1000)
V=1 V=5
V=10 V=20Pos.Neg.
Neg.
Neg.
Neg.Pos.
Pos.
Pos.
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Reverse the sign on the electrodes (DC, λ=0.01, Pe=1000, V=5)
Pos.
Pos.
Neg.
Neg.
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Frequency response (AC, λ=0.05 Pe=1000)
Olesen et al. PRE 2005.
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Future work• Complete the parameter study of ACEO geometry. Can
body forces destabilize the flow?
• Compare ACEO flow computed with our “full” simulation to simpler models (i.e. Olesen et al. PRE 2005).
• Use realistic reactions and electrolyte parameters as opposed to model binary, symmetric electrolyte.
• Incorporate non-dilute effects. All applications well exceed kT/e = 25 mV.
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Conclusions• Body force in extended charge region can induce
instability in parallel electrode geometry.
• Instability occurs in parameter range found in microfluidic applications.
• Thus far, we have not flow instability due to body forces in ACEO applications. Apparently, steady flow overwhelms the instability. (Note: our study is currently incomplete).
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