Non-newtonian carriers in a batch electrophoretic cell with joule heating: hydrodynamic considerations and mathematical aspects

The Joule heating effects on hydrodynamics are examined for the case of a non-Newtonian fluid flowing in a batch electrophoretic cell. The potential benefits of using non-Newtonian fluids in electrophoretic separations could lead, for example, to an increase in the efficiency of separations and to a better scale-up of the operation for the processing of large quantities on a pilot or even an industrial scale. The analysis conducted in this research is based on the formulation of simplified mathematical models that can capture the most relevant aspects of the physics of the free convection that...