Flow development of co-flowing streams in rectangular micro-channels

Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-128

  Oak, Jason ^a   Pence, Deborah V ^a   Liburdy, James A ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Co flowing streams; Development length; MicroPIV

Indexed keywords

CO-FLOWING STREAMS; DEVELOPMENT LENGTH; MICRO PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV);

ASPECT RATIO; CAPILLARITY; ETCHING; FABRICATION; MASS TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STREAM FLOW; SUBSTRATES;

LAMINAR FLOW;

EID: 2542502552     PISSN: 10893954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10893950490445289     Document Type: Article

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