Electrohydrodynamics within the electrical double layer in the presence of finite temperature gradients

Ghonge, Tanmay ; Chakraborty, Jeevanjyoti ; Dey, Ranabir ; Chakraborty, Suman (2013) Electrohydrodynamics within the electrical double layer in the presence of finite temperature gradients Physical Review E, 88 (5). Article ID 053020. ISSN 1539-3755

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Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.88.053020

Abstract

A wide spectrum of electrokinetic studies is modeled as isothermal ones to expedite analysis even when such conditions may be extremely difficult to realize in practice. Going beyond the isothermal paradigm, we address here the case of flow induced electrohydrodynamics, commonly streaming potential flows, in a situation where finite temperature gradients do exist. By way of analyzing a model problem of flow through a narrow parallel-plate channel, we show that the temperature gradients applied at the channel walls may have a significant effect on the streaming potential, and, consequently, on the flow itself. Our model takes into consideration all the pertinent phenomenological aspects stemming from the imposed thermal gradients, such as the Soret effect, the thermoelectric effect, and the electrothermal effect, by a full-fledged coupling among the electric potential, the ionic species distribution, the fluid velocity and the local fluid temperature fields, without resorting to ad hoc simplifications. We expect this expository study to contribute significantly towards more sophisticated future endeavors in actual development of micro- and nano-devices for applications simultaneously involving thermal management and electrokinetic effects.

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