Microflows: Fundamentals and Simulation

by George Em Karniadakis, Ali Beskok

Publisher: Springer Verlag
ISBN: 0387953248

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Book Description

This monograph focusing on gas flows addresses mostly theoretical issues and develops semi-analytical models as well as numerical methods for stimulating micro flows. It is appropriate for researchers in fluid mechanics interested in this new flow field as well as for electrical or mechanical engineers or physicists who need to incorporate flow modeling into their work. From the reviews: "For those who want to compute flows at the micro scale, this monograph is a must. It describes the state of the art and helps by providing coefficients, such as [are] needed in situations of slip. Those who wonder what new fluid dynamics there is in the microworld are served by the overview of theory and treasures of numerical methods.

Table of Contents

• Basic Concepts and Technologies.
• Governing Equations and Slip Models.
• Shear-Driven and Separated Micro Flows.
• Pressure-Driven Micro Flows: Slip Flow Regime.
• Pressure-Driven Flows: Transition and Free-Molecular Regimes.
• Thermal Effects in Micro Scales.
• Prototype Applications of Gas Micro Flows.
• Electrokinetically Driven Liquid Micro Flows.
• Numerical Methods for Continuous Simulation.
• Numerical Methods for Atomistic Simulation.

Customer Reviews

I was fortunate enough to be given a chance to read the manuscript of this book about a year before it was published. I was looking for a source of general information on fluid issues in MEMS in order to acquaint myself with the subject. Even though many research papers are out there, the new reader to the field needs to be given a solid starting point. Being a well-written research monograph, this is that solid starting point for those who have a grasp of traditional fluid mechanics and want to enhance that understanding for research into MEMS devices and flows encountered at micron scale and below.

Now that the book is printed, I used it as the main source of reading for an Indep. Study course for a graduate student who started his PhD studies recently.

The book also provides a wealth of references that will assist the reader to get a deeper understanding of the specific subject.

This is an excellent book and I recommend this to any one interested in microfluidics, MEMS or nanotechnology. To my knowledge, this is the first book on microfluidics. The chapters on gas flows, electrokinetically driven liquid flows and on numerical methods for continuum and atomistic simulation are very interesting.