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

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802, USA
  2. Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD), Louisiana State University, 6980 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806, USA
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1224263
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SC0001058
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Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Biomicrofluidics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Biomicrofluidics Journal Volume: 8 Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 1932-1058
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Li, Yuehao, Reddy, Rupesh K., Kumar, Challa S. S. R., and Nandakumar, Krishnaswamy. Computational investigations of the mixing performance inside liquid slugs generated by a microfluidic T-junction. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4900939.
Li, Yuehao, Reddy, Rupesh K., Kumar, Challa S. S. R., & Nandakumar, Krishnaswamy. Computational investigations of the mixing performance inside liquid slugs generated by a microfluidic T-junction. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4900939
Li, Yuehao, Reddy, Rupesh K., Kumar, Challa S. S. R., and Nandakumar, Krishnaswamy. Thu . "Computational investigations of the mixing performance inside liquid slugs generated by a microfluidic T-junction". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4900939.
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