Efficiency of shock wave compression in a microchannel

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-63

  Iancu, Florin ^a   Müller, Norbert ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Efficiency; Microchannel; Shock wave; Wave rotor

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXTRAPOLATION; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROTORS; SHOCK WAVES;

MICROCHANNEL; SHOCK WAVE COMPRESSION; WAVE ROTOR;

COMPRESSORS;

EID: 33750955433     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-005-0054-7     Document Type: Article

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