Enhancing particle dispersion in a passive planar micromixer using rectangular obstacles

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Bhagat, Ali Asgar S ^a   Papautsky, Ian ^a  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); FLUIDIC DEVICES; MIXING; NANOFLUIDICS; RHENIUM;

CFD-ACE+; FLUID MIXING; LAB-ON-A-CHIP; MICRO MIXERS; MICRO-FLUIDIC; MICRO-FLUIDIC CHANNELS; MICROFLUIDIC MIXERS; MIXING PERFORMANCE; ON CHIPS; PARTICLE DISPERSIONS; PARTICLE FLOWS; PARTICLE MIXING; PASSIVE MICROMIXER; PLANAR STRUCTURES; POLYSTYRENE PARTICLES; RECTANGULAR OBSTACLES; Y-MIXER;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

EID: 49749111493     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/18/8/085005     Document Type: Article

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