Fluid mixing in a microchannel with longitudinal vortex generators

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 235, Issue , 2014, Pages 27-36

  Hsiao, Kai Yo ^a   Wu, Chih Yang ^a   Huang, Yi Tun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Longitudinal vortex generators; Microfluidics; Mixing; Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

FLOW DIRECTION; HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT; LONGITUDINAL VORTEX GENERATORS; LONGITUDINAL VORTICES; MIXING EFFICIENCY; OPTIMAL PARAMETER; RECTANGULAR WINGLETS; TAGUCHI ANALYSIS;

ANGLE OF ATTACK; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); NUMERICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TAGUCHI METHODS; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT;

MIXING;

EID: 84884709035     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.09.010     Document Type: Article

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