A generalization of the Lucas–Washburn–Rideal law to composite microchannels of arbitrary cross section

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 497-507

  Berthier, J ^a   Gosselin, D ^a   Berthier, E ^b  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillarics; Capillary force; Friction; Spontaneous capillary flow (SCF)

Indexed keywords

AIR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY FLOW; FRICTION; MICROCHANNELS; MICROSYSTEMS;

ARBITRARY CROSS SECTION; CAPILLARICS; CAPILLARY FORCE; CHANNEL CROSS SECTION; CYLINDRICAL CHANNEL; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; SPONTANEOUS CAPILLARY FLOW (SCF); TRANSPORT DISTANCES;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84941875965     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-014-1519-3     Document Type: Article

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