Energy constrained transport maximization across a fluid interface
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2012
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Balasuriya, S.
Finn, M.
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Physical Review Letters, 2012; 108(24):1-4
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Sanjeeva Balasuriya, Matthew D. Finn
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With enhancing mixing in micro- or nanofluidic applications in mind, the problem of maximizing fluid transport across a fluid interface subject to an available energy budget is examined. The optimum cross-interface perturbing velocity is obtained explicitly in the time-periodic instance using an Euler-Lagrange constrained optimization approach. Numerical investigations which calculate transferred lobe areas and cross-interface flux are used to verify that the predicted strategy achieves optimum transport. Explicit active protocols for achieving this optimal transport are suggested.
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©2012 American Physical Society