Improved design of microchannel plate geometry for uniform flow distribution

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 715-721

  Balaji, S ^a   Lakshminarayanan, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Flow uniformity; Micro heat exchanger; Microchannel; Microreactor; Plate geometry

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP;

FLOW UNIFORMITY; MICRO HEAT EXCHANGERS; MICROCHANNEL; MICROREACTORS; PLATE GEOMETRY;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 33846298529     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450840610     Document Type: Article

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