A chaotic micromixer modulated by constructive vortex agitation

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2084-2092

  Yang, Jing Tang ^a   Huang, Ker Jer ^a   Tung, Kai Yang ^a   Hu, I Chen ^a   Lyu, Ping Chiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROSYSTEMS; VORTEX FLOW;

CIRCULATION-DISTURBANCE MICROMIXER (CDM); CONSTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE; CONSTRUCTIVE VORTEX AGITATION;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

EID: 34748840453     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/17/10/021     Document Type: Article

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