Evaluation of the mixing performance of three passive micromixers

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 150, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 492-501

  Hossain, Shakhawat ^a   Ansari, M A ^a   Kim, Kwang Yong ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Laminar flow; Micromixer; Mixing index; Numerical analysis

Indexed keywords

AXIAL LENGTHS; CHANNEL HEIGHTS; CURVED CHANNELS; DIFFERENT GEOMETRIES; GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS; MICROMIXER; MIXING INDEX; MIXING PERFORMANCE; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; SQUARE WAVES; WORKING FLUIDS; ZIG ZAGS;

DROPS; ETHANOL; FLUID DYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 67349182297     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.02.033     Document Type: Article

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