The effect of the microfluidic diodicity on the efficiency of valve-less rectification micropumps using Lattice Boltzmann Method

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1379-1387

  Fadl, Ahmed ^a   Zhang, Zongqin ^a   Geller, Sebastian ^b   Tölke, Jonas ^b   Krafczyk, Manfred ^b   Meyer, Donna ^a  

^a The University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIODICITY; FLUID FLOW; LATTICE-BOLTZMANN METHOD; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER FLOW; MICRO PUMP; MICRO-SCALES; MICROPUMPING; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; VALVE-LESS;

DISTILLATION; DROP FORMATION; MICROFLUIDICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PRESSURE DROP; PUMPS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 68949154451     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-009-0901-7     Document Type: Article

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