Experimental approaches to a better understanding of mixing performance of microfluidic devices

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 409-419

  Panic S ^a   Loebbecke, S ^a   Tuercke, T ^a   Antes, J ^a   Boskovic D ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY ICT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extraction method; Microfluidic device; Micromixers; Mixing performance; Villermaux Dushman method

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY;

MICROMIXERS;

FLUIDICS;

FLUIDICS; MIXER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 2542445490     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2003.10.026     Document Type: Article

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