Numerical Simulation of Water Flow Velocity for Microfluidic Application Using COMSOL Multiphysics

Nurulazirah Md Salih; Uda Hashim; Nafarizal Nayan; Chin Fhong Soon; Mohd Zainizan Sahdan

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.925.651

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Numerical Simulation of Water Flow Velocity for Microfluidic Application Using COMSOL Multiphysics

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In microfluidic devices, the most important aspect has to be considered for the manufacturing process is the geometric design. Simulation is a good approach for determining the performance of the design. In this study, several microchannel designs were simulated using COMSOL Multiphysics 4.2 software in order to find the optimized geometry. It involves a study of different shape, diameter, length, and angle of microchannels design, and its influence on the water flow velocity. From the simulation results, an optimize microchannels design was obtained which consists of 100 μm cross-sectional diameter, 4:3:11 channel length ratio, and 35 degrees of microchannels angle. Further study could be done to improve the finding of the microfluidic simulation design for better water flow behavior.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volume 925)

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Nurulazirah Md Salih*, Uda Hashim, Nafarizal Nayan, Chin Fhong Soon, Mohd Zainizan Sahdan

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COMSOL Multiphysics, Micro-Fluidics, Numerical Simulation, Water Flow Velocity

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