Abstract
An integrated microsystem consisting of two merging microchannels and distributed pressure microsensors is designed and characterized to study mixing phenomena on a microscale. The device features two narrow and parallel channels merging smoothly into a wide channel downstream of a splitter plate and distributed pressure sensors. Gases were passed through the two separate branches to study the losses due to the merger of both streams. Pressure distribution measurements were conducted to study the flow field in detail. Argon gas and water liquid were forced into the mixing region through the separate inlets. Depending on the balance between the driving pressures of the two streams, several kinds of gas/liquid interfaces were visualized.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
| Event | TRANSDUCERS '01: EUROSENSORS XV, DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS, VOLS 1 AND 2 - Duration: 1 Jan 2001 → 1 Jan 2001 |
Conference
| Conference | TRANSDUCERS '01: EUROSENSORS XV, DIGEST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS, VOLS 1 AND 2 |
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| Period | 1/01/01 → 1/01/01 |