An analytical model for a liquid plug moving in curved microchannels

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 1977-1985

  Che, Zhizhao ^a   Wong, Teck Neng ^a   Nguyen, Nam Trung ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Analytical model; Curved microchannel; Flow resistance; Plug flow; Vortex

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANALYTICAL MODEL; CHANNEL GEOMETRY; CURVED MICROCHANNEL; DROPLET-BASED MICROFLUIDICS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW RESISTANCE; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; LIQUID PLUGS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL SOLUTIONS; PLUG FLOW; VORTEX PATTERN;

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP FORMATION; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW PATTERNS; MODELS;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 76749144095     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.12.058     Document Type: Article

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