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One important point in microflow study is the correct consideration of the Knudsen layer. In addition to the many complexities behind numerical simulation of the Knudsen layer near the solid walls, there are serious uncertainties at the microchannel inlet (the point at which the flow enters the microdomain). One major difficulty is the appearance of two singularities at the two corners of the inlet section. They seriously affect the solution in the entrance region of microchannels in which the lengths are comparable with the lengths of their hydrodynamic developing zones. Although the macro inlet flow problem has been largely investigated, there has been little attempt to study the issue in... 

The rapid progress in fabricating and utilizing micro-electromechanical systems during the last decade has not been matched by the corresponding advances in our understanding from the unconventional physics involved in manufacturing and operation of micro devices. To avoid the complexity encountered in modeling of nonlinear Boltzmann equations, the Navier-Stokes equations can be solved considering the slip flow regime concepts. The modeling can be achieved via employing suitable slip velocity boundary conditions at the solid walls. The modified first-order slip models can, in some cases, extend the range of applicability of the Navier-Stokes solvers to around and beyond Kn=0.1, where the... 

We extend a hybrid DSMC/Navier-Stokes (NS) approach to unify the DSMC and the NS simulators in one framework capable of solving the mixed non-equilibrium and near-equilibrium flow regions efficiently. Furthermore, we use a one-way state-based coupling (Dirichlet-Dirichlet boundary-condition coupling) to transfer the required information from the continuum region to the rarefied one. The current hybrid DSMC-NS frame is applied to the hypersonic flows over nanoflat plate and microcylinder cases. The achieved solutions are compared with the pure DSMC and NS solutions. The results show that the current hybrid approach predicts the surface heat transfer rate and shear stress magnitudes very... 

We conduct an experimental investigation on the pool boiling enhancement in DI water on nanoporous surfaces. The surfaces are modified by anodic oxidation, and cavities with 2 mm diameter and pitches between 2.5 and 5 mm applied on them using EDM method filled with a two-part epoxy with low thermal conductivity properties. The capillary wicking action of the superhydrophilic nanoporous oxide layer enhances the rewetting and spreading of the liquid to dry-spots during boiling. The epoxy disks remain wet and prevent merging bubbles during the pool boiling experiment and a 2-D microflow is induced toward dried regions with synergic effects of nanoporous surface absorption, create a considerable... 

The present study attempts to analyze the extended Graetz problem in combined electroosmotic and pressure driven flows in rectangular microchannels, by employing a variational formulation. Both the Joule heating and axial conduction effects are taken into consideration. Since assuming a uniform inlet temperature profile is not consistent with the existence of these effects, a step change in wall temperature is considered to represent physically conceivable thermal entrance conditions. The method of analysis considered here is primarily analytical, in which series solutions are presented for the electrical potential, velocity, and temperature. For general treatment of the eigenvalue problem...