Abstract
In this study, a parametric investigation on mixing of two fluids in a modified Tesla microchannel, has been preformed. Modified Tesla micromixer applies both flow separation and vortices string principles to enhance the mixing. The fluid stream splits into two sub-streams and one of them mixes with the other again at the exit of the Tesla unit. Analyses of mixing and flow field have been carried out for a wide range of Reynolds number from 0.05 to 40. Mixing performance and pressure drop characteristics with two geometrical parameters, i.e, ratio of the diffuser gap to channel width (h/w) and ratio of the curved gap to the channel width (s/w), have been analyzed at six different Reynolds numbers. The vortical structure of the flow has been analyzed to explain mixing performance. The sensitivity analysis reveals that mixing is more sensitive s/w, than the h/w.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference 2009, MNHMT2009 |
| Pages | 41-45 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Volume | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Event | ASME 2009 Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference 2009, MNHMT2009 - Shanghai, China Duration: Dec 18 2009 → Dec 21 2009 |
Other
| Other | ASME 2009 Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer International Conference 2009, MNHMT2009 |
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| Country | China |
| City | Shanghai |
| Period | 12/18/09 → 12/21/09 |
Keywords
- Coanda effect
- Microchannel
- Mixing index
- Tesla micromixer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes