Microfluidics

MEMS: applications and relevance within microfluidics – Microhydrodynamics: continuum hypothesis, flow regimes in microscale, governing equations, boundary conditions, analytical solutions; surface, interface and body forces relevant in the microscale; pressure drop; Electrokinetics – Two-phase flow and heat transfer in microchannels - Overview of experimental methods applied to microflows (micro-PIV, flow visualization) and micro/nano fabrication techniques.The course is given next time AUTUMN 2021

The course is intended to give an insight into the physics involved in fluid flow in microchannels, including different micro flow devices and their applications. After completion of this course, the student will have:
- knowledge on: general properties of MEMS, physics involved in gas and liquid flow in microchannels, surface forces dominating in the microscale, two-phase flow in microchannels;
- an overview on: experimental techniques used in microfluidics;
- skills on: solving simple problems of gas and liquid flows in microchannels, designing a microchannel system, evaluation of the appropriate experimental technique for the study of a given flow problem.

Lectures, examples, self-reading literature, exercises. To pass the course a score of at least 70 percent is required.