Optimal design of complex manifold geometries for uniform flow distribution between microchannels

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 339-346

  Pan, Minqiang ^a   Tang, Yong ^a   Pan, Liang ^a   Lu, Longsheng ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Complex manifold geometry; Flow distribution; Microchannel

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

COMPLEX MANIFOLD GEOMETRY; FLOW DISTRIBUTION;

MICROCHANNELS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROCHANNELS; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 38949144714     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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