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Microscale Flows

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In this chapter, fundamentals of fluid flow and flow modelling aspects in the slip regime have been presented. This includes a brief introduction to the Navier–Stokes equations and the slip boundary condition. A few analytical solutions for flow in the slip regime are then obtained. Finally, we briefly examine the flow in some complex passages and present some useful empirical correlations. These solutions and insights help appreciate the flow physics in the slip regime better.

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Agrawal, A., Kushwaha, H.M., Jadhav, R.S. (2020). Microscale Flows. In: Microscale Flow and Heat Transfer. Mechanical Engineering Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10662-1_2

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