Analytical solutions of electro-kinetic flow in nano-fluidic components by using He's homotopy perturbation method

This paper aims to examine the electro-kinetic flow through nano-channels. The equations governing the fluid flow in a one dimensional channel are derived from the Poisson-Nernst-Planck theory. The boundary conditions for the governing equations are obtained from the electrochemical equilibrium requirements. The coupled equations are transformed into a single differential equation. The transformed equation is solved by He's homotopy perturbation method and an exact solution is achieved. The validity of results is verified by comparing with existing numerical results. The results are presented for velocity profiles, electrical potential distributions, mole fraction of cation and anion distributions and other physical properties. The results demonstrate reasonable agreement with those provided by other numerical methods and good accuracy of the obtained analytical solutions.