The rarefaction effect on the friction factor of gas flow in microchannels

Superlattices and Microstructures

Volumn 35, Issue 3-6, 2004, Pages 587-599

  Morini, G L ^a   Spiga, M ^b   Tartarini, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Friction factor; Gas flow; Knudsen number; Microchannels; Rarefaction; Slip flow

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDICS; FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP;

KNUDSEN NUMBER; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; RAREFACTION;

CHANNEL FLOW;

EID: 4243183512     PISSN: 07496036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spmi.2003.09.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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