Effect of micro-channel geometry on fluid flow and mixing

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1088-1095

  Naher, S ^a   Orpen, D ^a   Brabazon, D ^a   Poulsen, C R ^a   Morshed, M M ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

CFD; Microfluidic channel; Mixing

Indexed keywords

2-D MODEL; CFD; CFD ANALYSIS; CHANNEL GEOMETRY; CHANNEL WALL; DIFFERENT GEOMETRY; DIFFUSION GRADIENTS; DIFFUSIVE MIXING; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; FLUENT SOFTWARE; FLUID FLOW; INLET VELOCITY; LATERAL PRESSURES; MASS FRACTION; MICRO-SCALES; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; MIXING BEHAVIOUR; MIXING EFFICIENCY; RECTANGULAR BLOCK; VELOCITY VECTORS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW FIELDS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; FLUIDS; GEOMETRY; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; VISCOSITY; VORTEX FLOW; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 79751525522     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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