A combined active/passive scheme for enhancing the mixing efficiency of microfluidic devices

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3081-3087

  Chen, Cha'o Kuang ^a   Cho, Ching Chang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Active mixing; Micromixer; Mixing; Numerical simulation; Passive mixing; Wavy wall

Indexed keywords

MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

ACTIVE MIXING; MICROMIXER; PASSIVE MIXING; WAVY-WALL;

MIXING;

MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 43849107487     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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