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Deterministic lateral displacement provides a novel and efficient technique for sorting micrometer-sized particles based on particle size. It is grounded on the principle that the paths associated with particles of different diameters, entrained in flow streaming through a periodic lattice of obstacles, are characterized by different deflection angles with respect to the average direction of the c
We investigate the mixing layer thickness, δ(ξ), along the streamwise coordinate ξ of a straight channel fed with alternating streams of segregated solutes. We show the occurence of convection-enhanced mixing regimes downsteram the channel: i) an early-mixing regime, δ(ξ) ∼ξ 1/3 resembling the classical Lèvêque scaling of the thermal boundary layer, ii) an intermediate anom
This article develops the theory of laminar dispersion in finite-length channel flows at high Péclet numbers, completing the classical Taylor-Aris theory which applies for long-term, long-distance properties. It is shown, by means of scaling analysis and invariant reformulation of the moment equations, that solute dispersion in finite length channels is characterized by the occurrence of a new reg
This article develops the theoretical analysis of transport and dispersion phenomena in wide-bore chromatography at values of the Peclet number Pe beyond the upper bound of validity of the Taylor-Aris theory. It is shown that for Poiseuille flows in cylindrical capillaries the average residence time grows logarithmically with the Peclet number, while the variance of the outlet chromatogram scales
This article analyses stationary scalar mixing downstream an open flow Couette device operating in the creeping flow regime. The device consists of two coaxial cylinders of finite length Lz, and radii κR and R (<1), which can rotate independently. At relatively large values of the aspect ratioα = Lz/R 1, and of the Pclet number Pe, the stationary response of the system can be accurately described
We develop a quantitative analysis of mixing regimes in an annular MHD-driven micromixer recently proposed by Gleeson et al. as a prototype for biomolecular applications. The analysis is based on the spectral properties of the advection - diffusion operator, with specific focus on the dependence of the dominant eigenvalue - eigenfunction on the Peclet number and on the system geometry. A theoretic
We study the spectral properties of the advection-diffusion operator associated with a non-chaotic 3d Stokes flow defined in the annular region between counter-rotating cylinders of finite length. The focus is on the dependence of the eigenvalue-eigenfunction spectrum on the Peclet number Pe. Several convection-enhanced mixing regimes are identified, each characterized by a power law scaling, -μd∼
We investigate the steady-state performance of a planar micromixer composed of several S-shaped units. Mixing efficiency is quantified by the decay of the scalar variance downstream the device for generic feeding conditions. We discuss how this decay is controlled by the spectral properties of the advection-diffusion Floquet operator, F, that maps a generic scalar profile at the inlet of a single
Spectral properties of the weighted Laplace operator in the presence of fractal boundaries are numerically investigated for both Neumann and Dirichlet boundary conditions. This corresponds to the characterization of heat and mass transport in microchannels with irregular and rough surfaces induced by the microfabrication process. The axial velocity field with no-slip boundary conditions, represent
We develop a novel and simple theoretical model of time-interleaved sequential lamination micromixers that improves the model proposed by Nguyen and coworkers (Microfluid Nanofluid 1:373-375, 2005a, Lab Chip 5:1320-1326, b, J Phys Conf Ser 34:136-141, 2006) based on the Taylor-Aris dispersion theory. The Nguyen model takes into account the non uniform structure of the velocity profile through an e
We investigate the steady-state performance of a single irreversible mixing-controlled reaction between segregated reactant streams entering the annular gap between coaxial cylinders that can rotate independently. The three-dimensional Stokes flow results from the superposition of a pressure-driven Poiseuille flow along the mixer axis, and a cross-sectional Couette flow generated by the steady rot
We present a variational formulation of the governing equations and introduce global indicators to describe the behavior of acoustofluidic devices driven at resonance frequencies by means of a piezoelectric transducer. The individuation of the correct Lagrangian densities for the different parts constituting the device (the piezo transducer, the silicon walls, the fluid-filled microchannel, and th
This article addresses the short-term decay of advecting-diffusing scalar fields in Stokes flows. The analysis is developed in two main subparts. In the first part, we present an analytic approach for a class of simple flow systems expressed mathematically by the one-dimensional advection-diffusion equation w(y)∂ξ=É∂y2+iV(y)-É′, where ξ is either time or axial coordinate and iV(y) an imaginary pot
Nation branding has been criticised for leading to the homogenisation and depoliticisation of national interest and identity. This study examines the politics of nation branding in relation to its configuration with public diplomacy and the institutional policy context in which they are embedded. Informed by Scandinavian institutionalism and the analytical concept of translation, the study reveals
Minimum resale price maintenance (RPM) agreements constitute hard-core vertical restraints and are treated as object restrictions in EU competition law. This article suggests that the time may have come where this approach is revised. After, first, discussing the economic theory behind RPM and the EU court's approach to object restrictions, it argues that the recent widening of the object analysis
This paper briefly recapitulating the Wouters and Meca-Medina decisions, explores the two recent judgments in OTOC and CNG. It argues that the balancing under Art 101(1) TFEU is here to stay and highlights how the recent two judgments have broadened its scope.
The paper analyses the historical development of Article 11 TFEU’s integration obligation and the intentions of Member States when adopting the various amendments to answer the question whether Article 11 TFEU applies across the board or only to certain specific areas of competences. The paper focuses in particular on the amendments of the Amsterdam and Maastricht Treaty as the most important chan
