Static and dynamic behaviour of gas bubbles in T-shaped non-clogging micro-channels

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 775-784

  Litterst, C ^a   Metz, T ^a   Zengerle, Roland ^a   Koltay, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clogging; Gas bubble; Interfacial energy; Micro channel

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ASPECT RATIO; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRIC LOAD SHEDDING; GASES; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NANOFLUIDICS; PHASE INTERFACES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; BUBBLE CONFIGURATIONS; BUBBLE SHAPES; BUBBLE VELOCITIES; CFD SIMULATIONS; CHANNEL GEOMETRIES; CLOGGING; DESIGN RULES; FABRICATED DEVICES; GAS BUBBLE; GAS BUBBLES; LAS VEGAS; MAIN PARAMETERS; MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICALS; MICRO-CHANNEL; MICROTAS; NANOFLUIDIC SYSTEMS; SHAPED CHANNELS; STATIC AND DYNAMICS; SURFACE ENERGIES; VELOCITY OF GASSES;

INTERFACIAL ENERGY;

EID: 54549122508     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-008-0279-3     Document Type: Article

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