Simulation and behaviors of internal flow in a droplet formed with a microchannel device

Kagaku Kogaku Ronbunshu

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 173-176

  Sotowa, Ken Ichiro ^a   Katsuragi, Hironori ^a   Kusakabe, Katsuki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Droplet; Hexane; Micro Fluidics; Microchannel; Microreactor

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDICS; MACHINING; RESINS;

HEXANE; MICROCHANNEL; MICRONOZZLE; MICROSPACE;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 3142708727     PISSN: 0386216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/kakoronbunshu.30.173     Document Type: Article

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