Design method for micromixers considering influence of channel confluence and bend on diffusion length

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 643-650

  Aoki, Nobuaki ^a   Umei, Ryota ^a   Yoshida, Atsufumi ^a   Mae, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bend; Computation fluid dynamics; Confluence; Diffusion length; Energy dissipation rate; Micromixer

Indexed keywords

BEND; COMPUTATION FLUID DYNAMICS; CONFLUENCE; DIFFUSION LENGTH; ENERGY DISSIPATION RATE; MICRO MIXERS;

DEFORMATION; DESIGN; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY DISSIPATORS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 79952440049     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.08.084     Document Type: Article

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