Initial growth of electrohydrodynamic instability of two-layered miscible fluids in T-shaped microchannels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 49, Issue 23-24, 2006, Pages 4577-4583

  Kang, Kwan Hyoung ^a   Park, Jaewan ^a   Kang, In Seok ^a   Huh, Kang Y ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Eletroosmotic flow; Instability; Interface; Microchannel; Numerical analysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROOSMOSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STABILITY;

ELETROOSMOTIC FLOW; MICROCHANNELS; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION; WAVE PATTERNS;

CHANNEL FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROOSMOSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STABILITY;

EID: 33746932460     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.04.026     Document Type: Article

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