9. Liquid Handling 10.Microarrays 11.Microreactors 12.Analytical Chips 13.Particle-Laden Fluids a. Measurement Techniques b. Fundamentals of Biotechnology c. High-Throughput Screening
2. Fluids
2.1. General Characteristics 2.2. Dispersions 2.3. Thermodynamics 2.4. Transport Phenomena 2.5. Solutions 2.6. Surface Tension
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2.4.1. Diffusion
h Diffusion
Counteracts nonuniform particle densities Thermal Brownian motion Process underlying all other transport phenomena in fluids
Current density jN antiparallel to gradient Systems seeks homogeneity Diffusion coefficient D [m s-1]
2.4.1. Diffusion
h Ficks second law
Time domain Fixed location
h Laplace equation
Stationary conditions
2
h Time (rules of thumb)
~l2/D
h Mesoscopic particle
r0 = 1 m m = 10-15 kg T = 293 K vT 3 mm s-1
2.4. Transport Phenomena
h Fluorescent particles
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h Erratic motion of single milk droplets in water h Droplets size of about 1 micrometer h Continuously kicked by fast-moving water molecules
Size 5000 times smaller
Helps determining which fraction of particles is capable of jumping over a certain potential energy barrier E0 Analytical expression for this fraction
Reaction rate
2.4.2. Viscosity
h Viscosity
Transfer of momentum from one plane sliding parallel to another Mediated by fluid sandwiched between them Internal friction of fluid
Relates flow of axial momentum pz = m vZ along lateral x-direction from one plane sliding parallel to another one by viscosity Unit of : Pa s = kg m-1 s-1 or old Poise with 1 Ps = 0.1 Pa s
Newton
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Viscosity of gases
Kinematic viscosity
- Momentum diffusivity
Order: 10-5 Pa s
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h Picture
Moving A to A Activation energy E0 External shear stress xz
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- Force f on each particle on wall - f counteracts motion in negative z-direction - Momentum loss transferred to B - Activation energy E = f a / 2
Viscosity of liquids
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h Non-Newtonian fluids
Dispersions containing large structured macromolecules E.g. polymers and proteins
h Inhomogeneous T-distribution
Transport of heat
Convection
- Far more complicated - Macroscopic ramifications - Minor importance in microworld
h Power
Cross-section of flow A
Approximating on lmfp
2.4.3 Convection
h Forced convection
Transport of heat by macroscopic particle flow E.g., by an external mechanical source
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h Free convection
For instance driven by buoyancy
2.4.3 Convection
h Convective currents
Stationary or non-stationary flow patterns
h Simulation of convection
Often fail to coincide with experimental observations E.g., atmospheric weather and climate
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Time t, e.g. residence in chemical reaction chamber Typical diffusive time scale tD = l2 / D
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h Schmidt number
Relates viscosity and diffusion
h Prandtl number
Ratio between momentum diffusivity (via dynamic viscosity ) and heat diffusivity (via thermal conductivity )
Specific heat capacity Cm Typically 3 to 300 for liquids and 0.7 to1.0 for gases
2.4. Transport Phenomena Jens Ducre and Roland Zengerle