Effect of microchannel plate design on fluid flow uniformity at low flow rates

Chemical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 395-406

  Griffini, Gianmarco ^a,b   Gavriilidis, Asterios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Costacurta SpA VICO ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

CFD; Flow distribution; Microchannels

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW RATE; MICROCHANNELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); REYNOLDS NUMBER;

FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLUID DISTRIBUTION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW RATE; MICROCHANNELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 33947272624     PISSN: 09307516     EISSN: 15214125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ceat.200600324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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