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Chapter 6 Scaling Laws in Miniaturization

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• Renolds number:ρVLRe =µwhere ρ: fluid density; V & L: characteristic velocity and length scales of theflow.- Re ∝ (<strong>in</strong>ertial forces)/(viscous force)- Macro flows: high <strong>in</strong>ertial forces → high Re → turbulence flow- Micro flows: high viscosity → low Re → lam<strong>in</strong>ar flowp.s.: (1) turbulence flow: fluctuat<strong>in</strong>g and agitated;(2) lam<strong>in</strong>ar flow: smooth and steady;(3) transition from lam<strong>in</strong>ar to turbulent: 10 3 ~10 5(from “Micromach<strong>in</strong>es: A New Era <strong>in</strong> Mechanical Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g,” by Iwao Fujimasa,Oxford University Press, 1996)• In Fig. 6.8, with the pressure drop ΔP over the length L, the rate of volumetricflow of the fluid is (Hagen-Poiseuille law),πa4 ∆PQ = (6.24)8µL9

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