Impact of inlet design on mass transfer in gas-liquid rectangular microchannels

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-35

  Fries, Donata Maria ^a   von Rohr, Philipp Rudolf ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gas inlet; Gas liquid flow; Mass transfer; Pressure drop; Unit cell length

Indexed keywords

DROPS; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; PRESSURE DROP;

CONSTANT FLOWS; ENHANCED MASS TRANSFERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; FLOW DIRECTIONS; GAS BUBBLES; GAS INLET; GAS LIQUIDS; INLET DESIGNS; INLET GEOMETRIES; INTERFACIAL AREAS; LIQUID PHASE; LIQUID SLUG LENGTHS; LIQUID SLUGS; RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNELS; SHERWOOD NUMBERS; TAYLOR FLOWS; UNIT CELL LENGTH;

GASES;

EID: 58249083355     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-008-0292-6     Document Type: Article

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