Experimental techniques for bubble dynamics analysis in microchannels: A review

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Mohammadi, Mahshid ^a   Sharp, Kendra V ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

backlighting; bubble dynamics; confocal microscopy; flow visualization; fluorescent microscopy; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); micro particle image velocimetry (micro PIV); microchannel

Indexed keywords

BACKLIGHTING; BUBBLE DYNAMICS; FLUORESCENT MICROSCOPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI); MICRO PIV;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DYNAMICS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; FLUORESCENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 84876210506     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: 1528901X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4023450     Document Type: Review

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