Mixing enhancement by simple periodic geometric features in microchannels

被引:87
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作者
Fang, Yuqiang [1 ]
Ye, Yinghua [1 ]
Shen, Ruiqi [1 ]
Zhu, Peng [1 ]
Guo, Rui [1 ]
Hu, Yan [1 ]
Wu, Lizhi [1 ]
机构
[1] Nanjing Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Chem Engn, Nanjing, Peoples R China
关键词
Microchannel; Mixing unit; Periodic geometric features; Computer simulation; MIXER; MICROMIXERS;
D O I
10.1016/j.cej.2012.01.130
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Mixing is crucial yet challenging work in the laminar, low Reynolds number microfluidic devices. In this paper, a microchannel comprising a mixing unit embedded with geometric features is designed to enhance the mixing. Instead of complex spatial geometries and sample strategies, simple periodic geometric features are applied to decrease the required mixing distances. In computer simulations and experiments, geometric features in the mixing unit increase periodically and good mixing occurs after a 28-period mixing unit. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:306 / 310
页数:5
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