Low Reynolds number flow through nozzle-diffuser elements in valveless micropumps

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 226-235

  Singhal, Vishal ^a   Garimella, Suresh V ^a   Murthy, Jayathi Y ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Geometry optimization; Low Reynolds number flow; Nozzle diffuser flow; Valveless micropump

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTROOSMOSIS; ETCHING; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NOZZLES; OPTIMIZATION; PUMPS;

GEOMETRY OPTIMIZATION; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; NOZZLE-DIFFUSER FLOW; VALVELESS MICROPUMPS;

REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 2942544509     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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