Application of a parallel DSMC technique to predict flow characteristics in microfluidic filters

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 538-549

  Aktas, Ozgur ^b   Aluru, N R ^a,b   Ravaioli, Umberto ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Incomplete accommodation; Microfilters; Microfluidics; Parallel direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC); Rarefied gas dynamics; Slip flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FLUIDICS; GAS DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

MICROFLUIDIC FILTERS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0035586831     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/84.967377     Document Type: Article

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