Fluid flows in microchannels with cavities

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1386-1398

  Yu, Zeta Tak For ^a   Lee, Yi Kuen ^a   Wong, Man ^a   Zohar, Yitshak ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Micro vortex; Microcavity flow; Microscale flow separation; Reduced Reynolds number

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VECTORS;

INTEGRATED SENSORS; MICRO VORTEX; MICROCAVITY FLOW; MICROSCALE FLOW SEPARATION; REDUCED REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTICITY DISTRIBUTION;

SENSORS;

EID: 29244489224     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2005.859086     Document Type: Article

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