A chaotic serpentine mixer efficient in the creeping flow regime: From design concept to optimization

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 783-794

  Kang, Tae Gon ^a,b   Singh, Mrityunjay K ^b   Anderson, Patrick D ^b   Meijer, Han E H ^b  

^a Hankuk Aviation University   (South Korea)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chaotic mixing; Mapping method; Micromixer; Optimization; Serpentine channel

Indexed keywords

CHAOTIC MIXING; MAPPING METHOD; MICRO MIXERS; MICROMIXER; SERPENTINE CHANNEL;

DESIGN; FLOW OF WATER; MAPPING; MIXERS (MACHINERY); OPTIMIZATION; SERPENTINE; SILICATE MINERALS;

MIXING;

EID: 71249120952     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-009-0437-2     Document Type: Article

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