Numerical characterisation of folding flow microchannel mixers

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2718-2727

  MacInnes, J M ^a   Vikhansky, A ^b   Allen, R W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Microchannels; Micromixers; Mixing; Stokes flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; DIFFUSION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; MICROCHANNELS; MIXING;

MESH SIZES; MICROMIXERS; STOKES FLOW;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

COMPUTATION THEORY; DIFFUSION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; MICROCHANNELS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING;

EID: 34247121130     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.02.014     Document Type: Article

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