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A novel passive micromixer based on unbalanced splits and collisions of fluid streams

Ansari et al., 2010

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16552444456710286721
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Ansari M
Kim K
Anwar K
Kim S
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Journal of micromechanics and microengineering

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A new passive micromixer based on the concept of unbalanced splits and cross-collisions of fluid streams is designed and fabricated. Experimental and numerical studies have been carried out on the micromixer at Reynolds numbers ranging from 10 to 80. The three …
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