An experimental and numerical study of the final zero-flow thermal transpiration stage

Journal of Thermal Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 437-452

  Rojas Cardenas, Marcos ^a   Graur, Irina ^a   Perrier, Pierre ^a   Gilbert Meolans, J ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

MEMS; Microfluidics; Rarefied Gas; Thermal Transpiration

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTIONS; CORRECTION FACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; MEASURING SYSTEMS; MICROTUBE; MODEL KINETICS; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; PRESSURE EXPONENTS; PRESSURE GAUGES; PRESSURE RATIO; RAREFIED GAS; SEMI-EMPIRICAL FORMULAS; SLIP REGIME; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL TRANSPIRATION; TUBE DIMENSION; WORKING PRESSURES;

GASES; HELIUM; MEMS; MICROFLUIDICS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

TRANSPIRATION;

EID: 84864826531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18805566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jtst.7.437     Document Type: Article

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