Periodic generation and transport of micro air bubble in co-flowing of water in microchannels

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 992-997

  Quan, Xiaojun ^a   Chen, Gang ^a   Cheng, Ping ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Air bubble formation; Bubble length; Frequency; Silicon microchannel

Indexed keywords

AIR BUBBLE FORMATION; AIR BUBBLES; BUBBLE LENGTH; CARRIER FLUIDS; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; FLOW REGIMES; FREQUENCY; HIGH-SPEED CCD; MONODISPERSE; PERIODIC GENERATION; SILICON MICROCHANNEL; SILICON MICROCHANNELS; TRAPEZOIDAL CROSS SECTIONS;

AIR; BUBBLE FORMATION;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 77956058996     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2010.06.028     Document Type: Article

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