Fluid-structure interaction analysis of flow and heat transfer characteristics around a flexible microcantilever in a fluidic cell

Khalil Khanafer, Abdalla Alamiri, Ioan Pop

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Abstract

This study analyzes the effect of the flow conditions and the geometric variation of the microcantilever's bluff body on the microcantilever detection capabilities within a fluidic using a finite element fluid-structure interaction (FSI) model. Periodic steady-state results of the current investigation show that the magnitude of the inlet fluid velocity, elasticity of the microcantilever, random noise, and the height of the bluff body has respective profound effect on deflection of the microcantilever. Low inlet fluid velocity condition exhibits no vortices around the microcantilever. However, the introduction of a random noise in the fluidic cell may cause the microcantilever to oscillate in a harmonic mode at low velocity. The results of this study show that microcantilevers excite earlier for large height compared with smaller heights of the bluff body at high inlet fluid velocity. This work paves the road for researchers in the area microcantilever to design efficient microcantilevers that display least errors in the measurements.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1646-1653
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume53
Issue number9-10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2010

Keywords

  • Fluid-structure interaction
  • Fluidic cell
  • Heat transfer
  • Microcantilever

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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