Three-dimensional microfluidic measurements using optical sectioning by confocal microscopy - Flow around a moving air bubble in a micro-channel

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 217-222

  Park, J S ^a   Kihm, K D ^a   Allen, J S ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMAGE RECORDING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AIR BUBBLES; BUBBLE SHAPES; CAPILLARY NUMBERS; CHANNEL GEOMETRY; CHANNEL WALL; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FLOW CONDITION; GAS LIQUIDS; HIGH-SPEED; MICRO PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; MICROCHANNEL FLOW; MICROSCOPIC VISUALIZATION; MOVING AIR; OPTICAL SECTIONING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROFLUIDICS; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 78249281640     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2002-32790     Document Type: Conference Paper

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