Mixing of two fluid streams in a microchannel using the Taylor-Aris dispersion effect

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4937, Issue , 2002, Pages 158-163

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

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

MEMS; Microchannel; Microfluidics; Micromixer; Passive mixing; Taylor Aris dispersion

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CHANNEL FLOW; DISPERSIONS; MIXING; SEPARATION;

TAYLOR-ARIS DISPERSION;

FLUIDICS;

EID: 0038641808     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.469082     Document Type: Conference Paper

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