Transient Electrokinetic Transport in a Finite Length Microchannel: Currents, Capacitance, and an Electrical Analogy
- 12 October 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
- Vol. 111 (44), 12834-12843
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jp074386c
Abstract
Numerical simulations with the fluid mechanics based on the unsteady Navier−Stokes equations and the Poisson−Nernst−Planck formulation of electrostatics and ion transport were used to explore the transient transport of charge through a finite length cylindrical microchannel that is driven by a pressure difference. The evolution of the transcapillary potential from a no-flow equilibrium to the steady-state−steady-flow streaming potential was analyzed by following the convection, migration, and net currents. Observations of the unsteady characteristics of the streaming current, electrical resistance, and capacitance led to an electrical analogy. This electrical analogy was made from a current source (to represent convection current), which was placed in parallel with a capacitor (to allow the accumulation of charge) and a resistor (to permit a migration current). A parametric study involving a range of geometries, fluid mechanics, electrostatics, and mass transfer states allowed predictive submodels for the current source, capacitor, and resistor to be developed based on a dimensional analysis.Keywords
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