Numerical and experimental investigations of mixing in T-shaped and cross-shaped micromixers

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 278-289

  Ait Mouheb, Nassim ^a,b   Malsch, Daniéll ^c   Montillet, Agnès ^b   Solliec, Camille ^a   Henkel, Thomas ^c  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE NANTES   (France)

^b Universite de Nantes   (France)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

LIF; CFD; Cross shaped micromixer; Liquid mixing; Mass transfer; T shaped micromixer

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CROSS-SHAPED MICROMIXERS; DEGREE OF FREEDOM; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HIGH SHEAR RATE; LIQUID MIXING; MICRO MIXERS; ON FLOW; TRANSFER LENGTHS; VORTEX STRETCHING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

EID: 81055157570     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.09.036     Document Type: Article

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