Numerical study on fluids mixing based on droplet flows in serpentine microchannels

Gao Xiao Hua Xue Gong Cheng Xue Bao/Journal of Chemical Engineering of Chinese Universities

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 218-222

  Wang, Jia Nan ^a   Wang, Jia Jun ^a   Feng, Lian Fang ^a   Gu, Xue Ping ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CFD DPM method; Chaotic mixing; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Euler Tracer method; Micro mixer; Volume of fluid (VOF)

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; DROPS; MICROCHANNELS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; SERPENTINE;

CFD-DPM; CHAOTIC MIXING; EULER-TRACER METHOD; MICRO MIXERS; VOLUME OF FLUIDS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84900492041     PISSN: 10039015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9015.2014.03.13     Document Type: Article

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