Mixing efficiency of a multilamination micromixer with consecutive recirculation zones

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1223-1231

  Lee, Jongkwang ^a   Kwon, Sejin ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fluid mechanics; Laminar flow; Micromixer; Microstructure; Mixing; Photosensitive glass

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; GLASS; LAMINAR FLOW; LIGHT SENSITIVE MATERIALS; LITHOGRAPHY; MECHANICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CHEMICAL PROCESS; COLOR INTENSITIES; ENHANCED MIXING; GLASS WAFERS; INTERDIGITAL; LAMINAR DIFFUSIONS; LITHOGRAPHY PROCESS; MICROCHEMICAL PLANTS; MICROMIXER; MIXED FLUIDS; MIXING CHAMBERS; MIXING EFFICIENCIES; MIXING QUALITIES; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; REACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; RECIRCULATION ZONES; REYNOLDS; SMALL SCALE; TWO FLUIDS;

PHOTOSENSITIVE GLASS;

EID: 59349116221     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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