Combined improved mixing and reduced energy dissipation by combining convective effects and lamination

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 211-212, Issue , 2012, Pages 260-269

  Goovaerts, Robert ^a   Smits, Wim ^a   Desmet, Gert ^a   Denayer, Joeri ^a   De Malsche, Wim ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Micromixing; Mixing time; Power dissipation; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL DIMENSION; CONVECTIVE EFFECTS; DEGREE OF MIXING; DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS; ENHANCED MIXING; FLOW SPLITTING; LAMINAR CONDITION; LOCAL MIXING; MICRO-MIXING; MICROMIXERS; MIXER DESIGN; MIXING ELEMENTS; MIXING MECHANISMS; MIXING PERFORMANCE; MIXING TIME; NEW DESIGN; OFF-CHIP; POWER REQUIREMENT; SIMULTANEOUS REDUCTION; SQUARE-WAVE; STATIC MIXING; T-MIXER;

DESIGN; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOW RATE; LAMINATING; MIXERS (MACHINERY); PRESSURE DROP;

MIXING;

EID: 84869992739     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.09.024     Document Type: Article

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