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ChE679 Transport Processes in Microfluidic Applications
Microfluidics is an interdisciplinary science which deals with manipulation of fluids and
suspensions in miniaturized systems at sub-millimeter scales. Microfluidic devices have applications in
chemical engineering, bio-technology and medicine. This course will develop the fundamental principles
underlying the transport processes that occur in microfluidic devices, that will aid in the rational design
of these devices. The key features that are unique to microfluidic transport are (1) low Reynolds number flow
and transport, (2) mixing (3) electrically-driven flows: the interplay of
electric charges and flow as in electrophoretic and electroosmotic flows, (4) Flows dominated by surface tension.
This course will provide a summary of the important issues in the respective topics, and develop
rational mathematical models to descirbe the physical processes.
Instructor
Dr. V. Shankar
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Office: 205, Northern Labs -II
Phone: 7377
Email: vshankar_at_iitk_dot_ac_dot_in
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Office: 205, Northern Labs -II
Phone: 7377
Email: vshankar_at_iitk_dot_ac_dot_in
Lectures
Venue: L-1 Lecture Hall Complex
Schedule: Tue, Thu | 3:30 p.m - 5:00 p.m.