Effect of thermal stress slip on microparticle photophoresis in gaseous media.
This Letter presents a study on photophoresis of a microparticle in gaseous media with focus on the effect of thermal stress slip, which is deemed as one of factors causing deviations of previous theoretical predictions from measurements. The present modified theory agrees well with the measurements and, combining with 1 order-of-magnitude analysis, demonstrates the significance of the thermal stress slip in photophoresis of a particle, especially, of small radius. With the physical mechanisms addressed, the parametric analysis reveals that this interfacial thermal effect becomes more pronounced with reducing thermal conductivity of the particle and increasing Knudsen number as well.
Soong
Chyi-Yeou
CY
Department of Aerospace and Systems Engineering, Feng Chia University, Seatwen, Taichung 40724, Taiwan. cysoong@fcu.edu.tw
Li
Wen-Ken
WK
Liu
Chung-Ho
CH
Tzeng
Pei-Yuan
PY
D003198:Computer Simulation; D004586:Electrophoresis / Q000379:methods*; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008027:Light; D008863:Microspheres; D008956:Models, Chemical; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
D005740:Gases