Laminate mixing in micro-scale fractal-like merging channel networks

International Conference on Microchannels and Minichannels

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 859-867

  Enfield, Kent E ^a   Siekas, Jeremy J ^a   Pence, Deborah V ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFUSION; FLUORESCENCE; FRACTALS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; LAMINAR FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECIFIC HEAT; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

MERGING CHANNEL NETWORKS; PECLET NUMBER;

CHANNEL FLOW;

EID: 1242263967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/icmm2003-1114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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