Bibliographic Citation

 
7,540,475
Mixing in wicking structures and the use of enhanced mixing within wicks in microchannel devices
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06/02/2009
US patent application 11/229,349
Stenkamp, Victoria S. (Richland, WA); TeGrotenhuis, Ward E. (Kennewick, WA); Wegeng, Robert S. (Alexandria, VA)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA
United States Department of Energy
AC06-76RL01830
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
Advanced wicking structures and methods utilizing these structures are described. The use of advanced wicking structures can promote rapid mass transfer while maintaining high capillary pressure through the use of small pores. Particularly improved results in fluid contacting processes can be achieved by enhanced mixing within a wicking layer within a microchannel.

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