Recently, energetic variational approach was employed to derive models for non-isothermal electrokinetics by Liu et. al \cite{Liu-Wu-Liu-CMS2018}. In particular, the Poisson-Nernst-Planck-Fourier (PNPF) system dynamics of $N$-ionic species in a solvent derived. this paper we first reformulate PNPF ($4N+6$ equations) into an evolutional with $N+1$ equations, and define new total electrical charg...

Orthogonal electrodes have been reported to produce high velocity microflows when excited by ac signals, showing potential for micropumping applications. This paper investigates the microflow reversal phenomena in such orthogonal electrode micropumps. Three types of microflow fields were observed by changing the applied electric signals. Three ac electrokinetic processes, capacitive electrode p...

Turbulent electroconvection denotes a fluctuating multiphysical flow in which hydrodynamics and electrokinetics interact on multiple scales. The dynamical processes at work are entangled down to the molecular-diffusive scales that determined by Schmidt (Sc) Reynolds (Re) number. Turbulence properties generally nonuniversal leads high numerical resolution requirements. We address challenges asso...

The poor mobility of organic pollutants in contaminated sites frequently results in slow remediation processes. Organics, especially hydrophobic compounds, are generally retained strongly in soil matrix as a result of sorption, sequestration, or even formation into non-aqueous-phase liquids and their mobility is thus greatly reduced. The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility o...