Numerical characterization of three-dimensional serpentine micromixers

AIChE Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1999-2008

  Park, Jang Min ^a   Kwon, Tai Hun ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Microfluidics; Mixing

Indexed keywords

CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; LAMINATING; MECHANISMS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL DESIGN; SCHRODINGER EQUATION; SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ANALYSIS SYSTEM; BASIC CHARACTERISTICS; CHAOTIC ADVECTION; FINITE-ELEMENT METHODS; LYAPUNOV EXPONENT; MICRO MIXERS; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXING CHARACTERISTICS; MIXING MECHANISMS; MIXING PERFORMANCE; NUMERICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PARTICLE-TRACKING METHOD; POINCARE SECTIONS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 49049085659     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11537     Document Type: Article

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