Single-phase fluid flow and mixing in microchannels

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1329-1373

  Kumar, Vimal ^a,b   Paraschivoiu, Marius ^a,b   Nigam, K D P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active and passive micromixers; Friction factor; Laminar to turbulent transition; Microchannels; Micromixers; Microreactors

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; CROSSSECTIONAL GEOMETRY; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; EXPONENTIAL INCREASE; FLUID FLOW; FRICTION FACTOR; FRICTION FACTORS; HIGH SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO; MICRO FLUIDIC APPLICATIONS; MICRO REACTOR; MICRO-SCALES; MICROMIXERS; MICROSCALE DEVICES; MICROSCALE FLOWS; MIXING CHARACTERISTICS; OPERATING RANGES; SINGLE-PHASE FLUID; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; TURBULENT TRANSITION; VISCOUS DISSIPATION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; FRICTION; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRIBOLOGY;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 79951566390     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.08.016     Document Type: Article

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