Mixing of liquids using obstacles in Y-type microchannels

Tamkang Journal of Science and Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 385-394

  Wang, C T ^a   Hu, Y C ^a  

^a NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Flow mixing; Obstacle; Optimal design; Y Type microchannel

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION PATHS; FLOW-MIXING; HORIZONTAL SPACING; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MIXING LENGTH; MULTICOMPONENT FLUID; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OBSTACLE; OPTIMAL DESIGN;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DESIGN; MIXING; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 78751550050     PISSN: 15606686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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