Mixing of liquids using obstacles in microchannels

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4590, Issue , 2001, Pages 204-212

  Wang, Hengzi ^a   Iovenitti, Pio ^a   Harvey, Erol ^a   Masood, Syed ^a   Deam, Rowan ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFD; FlumeCAD; MEMS; Micro flow; Microchannel; Microfluidics; Micromixer; Microreactor; Mixing; Si mulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUIDICS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

MICROFLUIDICS;

MIXING;

EID: 0035769910     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.454605     Document Type: Conference Paper

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