Accurate and Efficient Simulation of Microfluidic Networks
Sprache des Titels:
Englisch
Original Buchtitel:
Asia and South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC)
Original Kurzfassung:
Microfluidics is a prospective field which provides technological
advances to the life sciences. However, the design process for microfluidic devices is still in its infancy and frequently results in a
?trial-and-error? scheme. In order to overcome this problem, simulation methods provide a powerful solution?allowing for deriving
a design, validating its functionality, or exploring alternatives without the need of an actual fabricated and costly prototype. To this
end, several physical models are available such as Computational
Fluid Dynamics (CFD) or the 1-dimensional analysis model. However, while CFD-simulations have high accuracy, they also have
high costs with respect to setup and simulation time. On the other
hand, the 1D-analysis model is very efficient but lacks in accuracy
when it comes to certain phenomena. In this work, we present ideas
to combine these two models and, thus, to provide an accurate and
efficient simulation approach for microfluidic networks. A case
study confirms the general suitability of the proposed approach
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