Two-step design protocol for patterned groove micromixers

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 778-788

  Sabotin, Izidor ^a   Tristo, Gianluca ^b   Junkar, Mihael ^a   Valentinčič, JoŠko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Design; FEM simulations; Micro EDM milling; Microfluidics; Micromixer; Microreactor technology

Indexed keywords

FEM SIMULATIONS; MICRO EDM; MICRO MIXERS; MICRO-ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY; MICROREACTOR TECHNOLOGY; PATTERNED GROOVES; TRANSVERSAL VELOCITY; TWO-STEP DESIGN;

DESIGN; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MICROFLUIDICS; MILLING (MACHINING); MIXING;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

EID: 84877606689     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2012.09.013     Document Type: Article

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