화학공학소재연구정보센터
Chemical Engineering Research & Design, Vol.92, No.3, 423-434, 2014
Mixing performance of a planar micromixer with circular obstructions in a curved microchannel
A numerical investigation of the mixing and fluid flow in a new design of passive micromixer employing several cylindrical obstructions within a curved microchannel is presented in this work. Mixing in the channels is analyzed using Navier-Stokes equations and the diffusion equation between two working fluids (water and ethanol) for Reynolds numbers from 0.1 to 60. The proposed micromixer shows far better mixing performance than a T-micromixer with circular obstructions and a simple curved micromixer. The effects of cross-sectional shape, height, and placement of the obstructions on mixing performance and the pressure drop of the proposed micromixer are evaluated. (C) 2013 The Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.