Minimizing Band Dispersion in an Electroosmotic Flow Through a Curved Microchannel using Shape Optimization
Application ID: 144211
As an analyte band flows through a curved channel in an electroosmotically driven flow, dispersion of the band occurs due to gradients in the fluid velocity across the channel. These velocity gradients result from differences in the electric field acting at the walls within the curved channels. This example shows how to use shape optimization to minimize the dispersion of the analyte.
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