Laminar mixing in different interdigital micromixers: I. Experimental characterization

AIChE Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 566-577

  Hessel, V ^a   Hardt, S ^a   Lowe H ^a   Schonfeld F ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR MIKROTECHNIK MAINZ GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; GLASS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; WATER;

MICROMIXERS;

MIXING;

GLASS;

CROSS SECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGING METHOD; LAMINAR FLOW; LIQUID-LIQUID MIXING; MIXER; MIXING;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; LIQUID; MIXER; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037346348     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690490304     Document Type: Article

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