Experimental uncertainties analysis as a tool for friction factor determination in microchannels

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 222, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 817-827

  Lorenzini, Marco ^a   Morini, G L ^a   Henning, T ^b   Brandner, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Error analysis; Experimental uncertainty; Microchannel; Slip flow

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MICROCHANNELS; MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

COMPLEX PROBLEMS; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; ERROR PROPAGATION ANALYSIS (EPA); ERROR-FREE MEASUREMENTS; FLOW RATE (Q); FLUID FLOWING; FRICTION FACTORS; LIMITING FACTORS; MACROSCALES; MICRO-CHANNEL FLOWS; POISEUILLE NUMBERS; REYNOLDS (CO); SECOND ORDERS; SLIP FLOWS; TUBE DIAMETERS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 48049116422     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES722     Document Type: Conference Paper

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