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Homogenization theory captures macroscopic flow discontinuities across Janus membranes

Zampogna, Giuseppe A.
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Ledda, P. G.
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Wittkowski, K.
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September 7, 2023
Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Janus membranes, thin permeable structures with chemical and geometrical asymmetric properties, show great potential in industrial separation processes. Yet the link between the micro- and macro-scale behaviours of these membranes needs to be established rigorously. Here, we develop interface conditions to describe the solvent-solute flow across Janus membranes within a homogenization-based framework. Upstream and downstream spatial averages are introduced to account for discontinuities induced by the microstructure. The homogenized model quantifies the macroscopic jump, across the membrane, in the solvent velocity and stresses, and in the solute concentration and fluxes through coefficients obtained via closure problems at the micro-scale. The model paves the way towards a better understanding of fundamental interface phenomena such as osmosis and phoresis via homogenization.

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research article
DOI
10.1017/jfm.2023.659
Web of Science ID

WOS:001061483600001

Author(s)
Zampogna, Giuseppe A.
Ledda, P. G.
Wittkowski, K.
Gallaire, F.  
Date Issued

2023-09-07

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published in
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Volume

970

Start page

A39

Subjects

Mechanics

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Physics, Fluids & Plasmas

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Physics

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membranes

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porous media

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microscale transport

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newtonian viscous-flow

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boundary-conditions

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thin screen

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REVIEWED

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October 9, 2023
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