Flow characteristics of water in straight and serpentine micro-channels with miter bends

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 805-812

  Xiong, Renqiang ^a   Chung, Jacob N ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Additional pressure drop; Bend loss coefficient; Miter bends; Poiseuille number; Straight and serpentine micro channels

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; FRICTION; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

ADDITIONAL PRESSURE DROP; BEND LOSS COEFFICIENT; MITER BENDS; POISEUILLE NUMBER; SERPENTINE MICRO-CHANNELS;

CHANNEL FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW OF WATER; FRICTION; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 34247210704     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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