Deformation and rotation of fluid interface in laminar flow with respect to the cross-sectional coordinates of a three-dimensionally bent channel

Kagaku Kogaku Ronbunshu

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 192-199

  Ohkawa, Kazuo ^a,b   Nakamoto, Takashi ^b   Inoue, Yoshiro ^b   Hirata, Yushi ^b  

^a ASTELLAS PHARMA INC   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deformation; Fluid Interface; Microchannel; Micromixer; Rotation

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944452816     PISSN: 0386216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/kakoronbunshu.31.192     Document Type: Article

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