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Phoretic flow induced by asymmetric confinement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2016

Maciej Lisicki Open the ORCID record for Maciej Lisicki [Opens in a new window] ,
Sébastien Michelin  and
Eric Lauga
Maciej Lisicki*
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Wiberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, UK Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
Sébastien Michelin
Affiliation:
LadHyX - Département de Mécanique, Ecole Polytechnique - CNRS, 91120 Palaiseau, France
Eric Lauga
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Wiberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, UK
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†Email address for correspondence: m.lisicki@damtp.cam.ac.uk
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Abstract

Internal phoretic flows due to the interactions of solid boundaries with local chemical gradients may be created using chemical patterning. Alternatively, we demonstrate here that internal flows might also be induced by geometric asymmetries of chemically homogeneous surfaces. We characterise the circulatory flow created in a cavity enclosed between two eccentric cylindrical walls of uniform chemical activity. Local gradients of the diffusing solute induce a slip flow along the surface of the cylinders, leading to a circulatory bulk flow pattern which can be solved analytically in the diffusive limit. The flow strength can be controlled by adjusting the relative positions of the cylinders, and an optimal configuration is identified. These results provide a model system for tunable phoretic pumps.

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Biological Fluid Dynamics: Biological Fluid Dynamics Low-Reynolds-number flows: Low-Reynolds-number flows Micro-/Nano-fluid dynamics: Micro-/Nano-fluid dynamics

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 799 , 25 July 2016 , R5
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