Computational investigations of the mixing performance inside liquid slugs generated by a microfluidic T-junction

Li, Yuehao; Reddy, Rupesh K.; Kumar, Challa S.  S.  R.; Nandakumar, Krishnaswamy

doi:10.1063/1.4900939

Title: Computational investigations of the mixing performance inside liquid slugs generated by a microfluidic T-junction

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Biomicrofluidics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4900939· OSTI ID:1369700

Li, Yuehao; Reddy, Rupesh K.; Kumar, Challa S. S. R.;

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Atomic-Level Catalyst Design (CALCD)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001058

OSTI ID:: 1369700

Journal Information:: Biomicrofluidics, Vol. 8, Issue 5; Related Information: CALCD partners with Louisiana State University (lead); Clemson University; University of Florida; Georgia Institute of Technology; Grambling State University; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Ohio State University; Pennsylvania State; Texas A&M University; Vienna University of Technology, Austria; University of Utrecht, Netherlands; ISSN 1932-1058

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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