ABSTRACT
A theoretical study of the effects of ionic size and fluid slip on the Electroosmotic Flow (EOF) of a salt-free power-law fluid in a slit has been presented. The analytical solutions for EOF velocity are obtained by solving linearized modified Poisson-Boltzmann equation and Cauchy momentum equation. Based on the EOF velocity, the effects of ionic size and fluid slip length on the EOF velocity are investigated in detail. The results show that the fluid slip can enhance the EOF velocity and has no effect on the shape of EOF velocity. Also, the effect of fluid slip on EOF velocity is bigger than that of ionic size.
