SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego – TechConnect Briefs

Lattice Boltzmann Simulations Comparing Conventional and a Heat Conduction Based Flow-Through PCR Micro-Devices

Mautner T., SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego, US

This paper describes the lattice Boltzmann, numerical simu-lations used to evaluate a conduction-based, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) device for uniformity of the micro channel temperature profile and its velocity field distribu-tion. For comparison purposes, numerical [...]

Numerical Simulation of Microfluidic Flow Using a Combination of Micro and Macro Computational Techniques: Scaling Issues

Mautner T., SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego, US

Recent literature has demonstrated the possibilities of using configurable surfaces to enhance the flow of fluids in MEMS devices. Not only are surface properties important in fluid delivery, the inherent problems of mixing by diffusion [...]