Numerical and experimental investigation of mixing characteristics in the constructal tree-shaped microchannel

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 1014-1023

  Wang, Lijun ^a   Wu, Wei ^a   Li, Xi ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Constructal; Hydrodynamics; Microfluidics; Mixing; Nature Inspired; Way

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTIONS; CONSTRUCTAL; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; MIXING CHARACTERISTICS; NATURE-INSPIRED; RELATIVELY LOW REYNOLDS NUMBERS; T-SHAPED MICROCHANNELS; WAY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORESTRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROFLUIDICS; MIXING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

MICROCHANNELS;

FLUID DYNAMICS; FORESTRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 84884868003     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.08.077     Document Type: Article

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