Rapid measurement of fluid viscosity using co-flowing in a co-axial microfluidic device

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 687-693

  Lan, W J ^a   Li, S W ^a   Xu, J H ^a   Luo, G S ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Annular co laminar flow; Co axial; Microfluidic device; Navier Stokes equations; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CO-AXIAL; EASY FABRICATION; FLUID VISCOSITY; MATERIAL CONSUMPTION; MEASURED RESULTS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC METHOD; NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; NOVEL METHODS; RAPID MEASUREMENT;

FLUIDIC DEVICES; FLUIDS; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROFLUIDICS; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOUS FLOW;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 77954761954     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-009-0540-4     Document Type: Article

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