Influence of the Reynolds number on chaotic mixing in a spatially periodic micromixer and its characterization using dynamical system techniques

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-61

  Xia, H M ^a   Shu, C ^a   Wan, S Y M ^b   Chew, Y T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; FLUIDICS; LYAPUNOV METHODS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; OPTIMIZATION;

MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS; MICROMIXERS; MICROREACTORS; MIXER DESIGN;

REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 29144523202     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/16/1/008     Document Type: Article

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