Fundamentals and Applications of Microfluidics

| Symbol | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| A | Thermal diffusivity | m 2/sec |
| A | Surface | m 2 |
| B | Resolution | M |
| B | Width | M |
| B | Magnetic flux density | Tesla |
| C | Solute concentration | kg/m 3 |
| c* | Exhaust velocity | m/s |
| c p | Specific heat at constant pressure | J/kg-K |
| c ph | Phase velocity | m/s |
| c s | Speed of sound | m/s |
| c v | Specific heat at constant volume | J/kg-K |
| C valve | Valve capacity | m 2 |
| C | Capacitance | F |
| C D | Drag coefficient | - |
| C F | Thrust coefficient | - |
| C L | Lift coefficient | - |
| C P | Pyroelectric coefficient | A.sec/K-m 2 |
| D | Piezoelectric coefficient | N/C |
| d, D | Diameter | m |
| D | Diffusion coefficient | m 2/sec |
| D h | Hydraulic diameter | M |
| e | Internal energy | J/kg |
| e | Spacing between pixels | m |
| E | Young's modulus | Pa |
| E el | Electric field strength | V/m |
| E' | Energy density | J/m 3 |
| Ec | Eckert number | - |
| f | Frequency | Hz |
| f | Friction factor | - |
| F | Force | N |
| g | Acceleration of gravity | m 2/sec |
| G eff | Effective thermal conductance | W/K |
| h | Height, pump head | m |
| h | Heat transfer coefficient | - |
| I | Current | A |
| I sp | Specific impulse | sec |
| I | Moment of inertia | m 4 |
| k | Specific heat ratio | - |
| k | Spring constant | N/m |
| K T | Mass transfer coefficient | m/sec |
| K | Boltzmann's constant | J/K |
| Kn | Knudsen number | - |
| l | Characteristic length | m |
| L | Length | m |
| L e | Entrance length | m |
| L valve | Leakage ratio | - |
| | Latent heat | KJ/kmol |
| m | Magnetic moment | - |
| m | Mass | kg |
| m gear | Gear module | |
| | Mass flow rate | kg/sec |
| M m | Magnetization | A/m |
| M | Molecular weight |