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PHYSICS OF FLUIDS
Volume 30, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/1.5028172
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In this paper, we explore the moving contact line dynamics of two Newtonian immiscible fluids over substrates patterned with two different alternative chemical patches. The bulk fluid motion is actuated using electrothermal kinetics where the thermal field is generated by incorporating resistive heaters on the substrate. The electrothermal forces, which arise from the local gradient in electrical conductivity and permittivity, strongly depend on the local temperature and potential distributions. The thermal field and the potential distribution can be modulated by altering the heater characteristics and electrode patterning. The contact line motion and its intricate physics can be effectively tuned by altering the geometrical parameters of the heaters and electrode arrangement. Further, a comparison is executed between conventional electrothermal and heater-assisted electrothermal processes. The interfacial dynamics of the immiscible binary fluids is greatly affected by the present electrothermal mechanism and shows advantages over the conventional electrothermal process. The results presented here are effective for developing various smart devices involving multiphase flow dynamics within an electrokinetic paradigm. Published by AIP Publishing.
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