Table 3 Relevant parameters of the flow under study
From: DNA stretching on the wall surfaces in curved microchannels with different radii
Parameter | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Pressure drop | 34 Pa, 44 Pa, 57 Pa | ||
Power consumption | 0.06 W, 0.068 W, 0.08 W | ||
DNA molecular concentration | 0.0325 μg/ml | ||
Working fluid viscosity, μ (cP) | 40 | 60 | 80 |
Reynolds number, Re (×10−3) | 1.2 to 1.87 | 0.561 to 0.828 | 0.326 to 0.486 |
Dean number (×10−4) | 1.7 to 8.4 | 0.8 to 4.1 | 0.4 to 2.4 |
Relaxation time, τR (Rouse model) | 4.2 | 6.31 | 8.41 |
Relaxation time, τZ (Zimm model) | 3.1 | 4.6 | 6.1 |
Relaxation time, τ (present study) | 3.82 | 5.6 | 7.6 |
Weissenberg number, Wi | 6.7 to 11 | 7.2 to 11.3 | 8 to 12 |