Brownian motion – TechConnect Briefs

DEP Particle Dynamics and the Steady Drag Assumption

Wereley S.T., Whitacre I., Bashir R., Li H.B., Purdue University, US

The interaction of fluid drag, dielectrophoretic forces, and Brownian motion on a nanoparticle's motion is studied using a microfluidic chip with interdigitated electrodes. The flow domain is a 12 micron deep by 150 micron wide [...]

Direct Numerical Simulation of Moving Charged, Flexible Bodies with Thermal Fluctuations

Patankar N.A., Northwestern University, US

The interaction of sub-micron scale objects with fluids is an important problem encountered in miniaturized systems. Various physical phenomena should be modeled simultaneously for a fundamental investigation of these systems. Our objective is to develop [...]

Direct Numerical Simulation of Moving Charged, Flexible Bodies with Thermal Fluctuations

Patankar N.A., Northwestern University, US

The interaction of sub-micron scale objects with fluids is an important problem encountered in miniaturized systems. Various physical phenomena should be modeled simultaneously for a fundamental investigation of these systems. Our objective is to develop [...]