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Model ID: 279

Electrophoresis in a Channel Junction

This example studies the electrophoretic transport of three charged species diluted in a water solution.

One of the ion pairs is a buffer solution while the third is the species that is to be transported in the field.

The purpose of the model is to show the influence of the geometry on the shape of the concentration profile of the migrating species.

Electrophoresis in a Channel Junction The concentration profile is obtained at the time step 7 seconds after initiation of the process. The plot shows that the junction has a disturbing effect on the concentration and a peak broadening arises at the position of the junction. This broadening is present during the whole path of the peak after the junction.