WASET
	%0 Journal Article
	%A Yu Chen and  Weiwei Ren and  Xiaojing Mu and  Feng Zhang and  Yi Xu
	%D 2017
	%J International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 129, 2017
	%T Flow inside Micro-Channel Bounded by Superhydrophobic Surface with Eccentric Micro-Grooves
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10007909
	%V 129
	%X The superhydrophobic surface is widely used to reduce
friction for the flow inside micro-channel and can be used to
control/manipulate fluid, cells and even proteins in lab-on-chip.
Fabricating micro grooves on hydrophobic surfaces is a common
method to obtain such superhydrophobic surface. This study
utilized the numerical method to investigate the effect of eccentric
micro-grooves on the friction of flow inside micro-channel. A detailed
parametric study was conducted to reveal how the eccentricity of
micro-grooves affects the micro-channel flow under different grooves
sizes, channel heights, Reynolds number. The results showed that
the superhydrophobic surface with eccentric micro-grooves induces
less friction than the counter part with aligning micro-grooves, which
means requiring less power for pumps.
	%P 1579 - 1584