Catalytic Tubular Microjet Navigating in Confined Microfluidic Channels

Bruno Sarkis; David Folio; Antoine Ferreira

doi:10.1109/JMEMS.2018.2803803

Abstract

This paper describes the propulsion of the catalytic tubular microjet in confined environments as microchannels and capillaries using the Stokes equations. Especially, the thrust capability of the microjet is outstanding compared with the other microsystems, but remains only partially understood. Studies have identified the internal precursory mechanisms of the propulsion of the microjet: its inner wall catalyzes the dismutation of the fuel, and bubbles are then formed. Since the jet is conical, the bubble migrates towards its widest opening. This impulses the propulsion of the microjet towards the opposite direction. However, the precise propellant role of the liquid surrounding the jet remains misunderstood. The same goes for the inner wall of the vessel in which the jet navigates, especially in narrowed environment. This article discusses these aspects in a simplified theoretical framework. Calculations are performed by explicit computation of the Stokes equations. The obtained theoretical results are in good agreement with experimental results reported in the literature.

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BibTeX citation:

@article{sarkis2018,
  author = {Sarkis, Bruno and Folio, David and Ferreira, Antoine},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  title = {Catalytic {Tubular} {Microjet} {Navigating} in {Confined}
    {Microfluidic} {Channels}},
  journal = {Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems},
  volume = {27},
  number = {2},
  pages = {333-343},
  date = {2018-04-05},
  url = {https://dfolio.fr/publications/articles/2018sarkisJMEMS.html},
  doi = {10.1109/JMEMS.2018.2803803},
  langid = {en},
  abstract = {This paper describes the propulsion of the catalytic
    tubular microjet in confined environments as microchannels and
    capillaries using the Stokes equations. Especially, the thrust
    capability of the microjet is outstanding compared with the other
    microsystems, but remains only partially understood. Studies have
    identified the internal precursory mechanisms of the propulsion of
    the microjet: its inner wall catalyzes the dismutation of the fuel,
    and bubbles are then formed. Since the jet is conical, the bubble
    migrates towards its widest opening. This impulses the propulsion of
    the microjet towards the opposite direction. However, the precise
    propellant role of the liquid surrounding the jet remains
    misunderstood. The same goes for the inner wall of the vessel in
    which the jet navigates, especially in narrowed environment. This
    article discusses these aspects in a simplified theoretical
    framework. Calculations are performed by explicit computation of the
    Stokes equations. The obtained theoretical results are in good
    agreement with experimental results reported in the literature.}
}

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Sarkis B., Folio D., and Ferreira A., “Catalytic Tubular Microjet Navigating in Confined Microfluidic Channels,” J. Microelectromech. Syst., vol. 27, pp. 333–343, April 2018. [Online]. Available: https://dfolio.fr/publications/articles/2018sarkisJMEMS.html