Finite-Element Simulation of Electroosmotic Mixing: A Study of the Simultaneous Effects of Working Parameters for Optimization

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Phase difference (Rad)</td><td class="align_center"><i>φ</i> = 0 (%)</td><td class="align_center"><i>φ</i> = <i>π</i>/2 (%)</td><td class="align_center"><i>φ</i> = <i>π</i> (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Hexagonal</td><td class="align_center">93.97</td><td class="align_center">96.34</td><td class="align_center">94.05</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Octagonal</td><td class="align_center">95.3</td><td class="align_center">96.72</td><td class="align_center">95.47</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Circular</td><td class="align_center">95.58</td><td class="align_center">97.21</td><td class="align_center">95.95</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Mixing efficiency at <i>t</i> = 1s in the three geometries at <i>u</i> = 0.1 mm s<sup>−1</sup> and <i>f</i> = 5 Hz.</div>

International Journal of Chemical Engineering

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Table 4: Finite-Element Simulation of Electroosmotic Mixing: A Study of the Simultaneous Effects of Working Parameters for Optimization 