Particle accumulation in a microchannel and its reduction by a Standing Surface Acoustic Wave (SSAW)

• Main Authors: Sriphutkiat, Yannapol, Zhou, Yufeng
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Microchannel; Clogging
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88570; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45832
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Accumulation of particles in a high concentration on a microchannel wall is a common phenomenon in a colloidal fluid. Gradual accumulation/deposition of particles can eventually obstruct the fluid flow and lead to clogging, which seriously affects the accuracy and reliability of nozzle-based printin...