Effects of miter bend on pressure drop and flow structure in micro-fluidic channels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 2914-2924

  Xiong, Renqiang ^a   Chung, Jacob N ^a  

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

Author keywords

Entrance flow; Micro PIV; Miter bend; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDICS; PRESSURE DROP; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ENTRANCE FLOW; MICRON-RESOLUTION PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY SYSTEM (MICRO-PIV); MITER BEND;

MICROCHANNELS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; PRESSURE DROP; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 41949129415     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.09.018     Document Type: Article

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