Numerical Analysis on Thermal Transpiration Flows for a Micro Pump

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  • 허중식 (한국기기유화시험연구원) ;
  • 이종철 (국립원주대학 자동차서비스과) ;
  • 황영규 (성균관대학교 기계공학부) ;
  • 김윤제 (성균관대학교 기계공학부)
  • Published : 2006.08.23

Abstract

Rarefied gas flows through two-dimensional micro channels are studied numerically for the performance optimization of a nanomembrane-based Knudsen compressor. The effects of the wall temperature distributions on the thermal transpiration flow patterns are examined. The flow has a pumping effect, and the mass flow rates through the channel are calculated. The results show that a steady one-way flow is induced for a wide range of the Knudsen number. The DSMC(direct simulation Monte Carlo) method with VHS(variable hard sphere) model and NTC(no time counter) techniques has been applied in this work to obtain numerical solutions.

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