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Effect of Particle Migration on the Stress Field in Microfluidic Flows of Blood Analog Fluids at High Reynolds Numbers

Knüppel, Finn ; Sun, Ang ; Wurm, Frank-Hendrik ; Hussong, Jeanette ; Torner, Benjamin (2023)
Effect of Particle Migration on the Stress Field in Microfluidic Flows of Blood Analog Fluids at High Reynolds Numbers.
In: Micromachines, 14 (8)
doi: 10.3390/mi14081494
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

In the present paper, we investigate how the reductions in shear stresses and pressure losses in microfluidic gaps are directly linked to the local characteristics of cell-free layers (CFLs) at channel Reynolds numbers relevant to ventricular assist device (VAD) applications. For this, detailed studies of local particle distributions of a particulate blood analog fluid are combined with wall shear stress and pressure loss measurements in two complementary set-ups with identical flow geometry, bulk Reynolds numbers and particle Reynolds numbers. For all investigated particle volume fractions of up to 5%, reductions in the stress and pressure loss were measured in comparison to a flow of an equivalent homogeneous fluid (without particles). We could explain this due to the formation of a CFL ranging from 10 to 20 μm. Variations in the channel Reynolds number between Re = 50 and 150 did not lead to measurable changes in CFL heights or stress reductions for all investigated particle volume fractions. These measurements were used to describe the complete chain of how CFL formation leads to a stress reduction, which reduces the apparent viscosity of the suspension and results in the Fåhræus–Lindqvist effect. This chain of causes was investigated for the first time for flows with high Reynolds numbers (Re∼100), representing a flow regime which can be found in the narrow gaps of a VAD.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2023
Autor(en): Knüppel, Finn ; Sun, Ang ; Wurm, Frank-Hendrik ; Hussong, Jeanette ; Torner, Benjamin
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Effect of Particle Migration on the Stress Field in Microfluidic Flows of Blood Analog Fluids at High Reynolds Numbers
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 2023
Verlag: MDPI
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Micromachines
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 14
(Heft-)Nummer: 8
DOI: 10.3390/mi14081494
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

In the present paper, we investigate how the reductions in shear stresses and pressure losses in microfluidic gaps are directly linked to the local characteristics of cell-free layers (CFLs) at channel Reynolds numbers relevant to ventricular assist device (VAD) applications. For this, detailed studies of local particle distributions of a particulate blood analog fluid are combined with wall shear stress and pressure loss measurements in two complementary set-ups with identical flow geometry, bulk Reynolds numbers and particle Reynolds numbers. For all investigated particle volume fractions of up to 5%, reductions in the stress and pressure loss were measured in comparison to a flow of an equivalent homogeneous fluid (without particles). We could explain this due to the formation of a CFL ranging from 10 to 20 μm. Variations in the channel Reynolds number between Re = 50 and 150 did not lead to measurable changes in CFL heights or stress reductions for all investigated particle volume fractions. These measurements were used to describe the complete chain of how CFL formation leads to a stress reduction, which reduces the apparent viscosity of the suspension and results in the Fåhræus–Lindqvist effect. This chain of causes was investigated for the first time for flows with high Reynolds numbers (Re∼100), representing a flow regime which can be found in the narrow gaps of a VAD.

Freie Schlagworte: cell-free layer, particulate blood analog fluid, particle-laden flows, wall shear stress, astigmatism particle tracking velocimetry, apparent viscosity, Fåhræus–Lindqvist effect, microchannels, ventricular assist devices, gap flow
ID-Nummer: Artikel-ID: 1494
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This article belongs to the Special Issue Microfluidics in Biomedical Applications

Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 16 Fachbereich Maschinenbau
16 Fachbereich Maschinenbau > Fachgebiet Strömungslehre und Aerodynamik (SLA)
Hinterlegungsdatum: 26 Okt 2023 05:48
Letzte Änderung: 31 Jul 2024 10:16
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