Data-Driven Design Optimization of Streaming-Potential-Mediated Electrokinetic Transport of Viscoelastic Fluids in Microchannels

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.29939v1
• Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:13:39 GMT
• Title: Data-Driven Design Optimization of Streaming-Potential-Mediated Electrokinetic Transport of Viscoelastic Fluids in Microchannels
• Abstract summary: Streaming-potential-mediated transport of viscoelastic fluids has attracted research attention owing to its applications in electrokinetic energy conversion and microfluidic transport.<n>A surrogate-assisted framework is developed for rapid design optimization of pressure-driven electrokinetic transport of Phan-Thien-Tanner fluids in a slit microchannel.
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• Abstract: Streaming-potential-mediated transport of viscoelastic fluids has attracted research attention owing to its applications in electrokinetic energy conversion and microfluidic transport. Existing analytical and semi-analytical models in published literature provide valuable physical insights, but require repeated numerical evaluations for exploring large design spaces and identifying the optimal operating conditions. In this work, a surrogate-assisted framework is developed for rapid design optimization of pressure-driven electrokinetic transport of simplified Phan-Thien-Tanner fluids in a slit microchannel. A high-fidelity numerical database is generated over a broad range of governing dimensionless parameters, which includes the zeta potential, the Debye parameter, the Dukhin number, and the viscoelastic parameter. A Machine Learning surrogate model is subsequently trained to accurately approximate the nonlinear relationship between the governing parameters and the streaming potential, while the volumetric flow rate and hydroelectric energy conversion efficiency were calculated from closed form equation by using the streaming potential predicted by the surrogate. This is coupled with a multi-objective optimization strategy to identify operating conditions that simultaneously maximize energy conversion efficiency and volumetric flow rate. The proposed methodology can significantly accelerate parametric exploration compared with repeated numerical simulations across different parameters and provides practical design guidelines for electrokinetic microfluidic devices. The study demonstrates the potential of combining computational fluid mechanics with data-driven surrogate modeling for efficient engineering design and optimization.

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