A simplified model for determining interfacial position in convergent microchannel flows

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 758-767

  Hitt, D L ^a   Macken, N ^b  

^a University of Vermont   (United States)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATIO; MICROCHANNEL JUNCTIONS; MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D) NUMERICAL SIMULATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE TENSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CHANNEL FLOW;

EID: 11144279126     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1792272     Document Type: Article

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