Numerical analysis of residence time distribution in microchannels

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 347-351

  Vikhansky, A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dean flow; Microchannels; RTD

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DEAN FLOW; DEAN VORTEX; MICRO MIXERS; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; RECONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; RTD;

METHOD OF MOMENTS; MICROCHANNELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

EID: 78650681610     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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