Numerical and experimental investigation on micromixers with serpentine microchannels

X Chen, T Li, H Zeng, Z Hu, B Fu - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper aims at study and analysis on species mixing performance of micromixers with
serpentine microchannels by numerical simulation and experiment in depth. Mixing …

A novel passive micromixer designed by applying an optimization algorithm to the zigzag microchannel

X Chen, T Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a topology optimization method for modifying the zigzag micromixer to
enhancing mixing. The reverse flow in the microchannels can enhance chaotic advection …

Laminar mixing of non-Newtonian fluids in static mixers: process intensification perspective

S Jegatheeswaran, F Ein-Mozaffari… - Reviews in Chemical …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Static mixers are widely used in various industrial applications to intensify the laminar mixing
of non-Newtonian fluids. Non-Newtonian fluids can be categorized into (1) time …

CFD analysis of a Kenics static mixer with a low pressure drop under laminar flow conditions

BW Nyande, K Mathew Thomas… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Kenics static mixers enhance mixing under laminar flow conditions. The ideal static mixer
achieves efficient mixing at a low pressure drop. A modified design of the Kenics static mixer …

Comparative analysis of different static mixers performance by CFD technique: An innovative mixer

MM Haddadi, SH Hosseini, D Rashtchian… - Chinese Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The flow and mixing behavior of two miscible liquids has been studied in an innovative static
mixer by using CFD, with Reynolds numbers ranging from 20 to 160. The performance of the …

A novel design for passive misscromixers based on topology optimization method

X Chen, T Li - Biomedical microdevices, 2016 - Springer
In this paper, a series of novel passive micromixers, called topological micromixers with
reversed flow (TMRF X), are proposed. The reversed flow in the microchannels can enhance …

Cfd–pbm numerical study on liquid–liquid dispersion in the q-type static mixer

H Meng, J Wang, Y Yu, Z Wang… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Numerical simulations of silicone oil–water two-phase turbulent dispersion mixing in Q-type
static mixers (QSM) are performed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) coupled with a …

[PDF][PDF] Application of vibration on heat transfer-a review

SK Mishra, A Arora, H Chandra - i-Manager's Journal on Future …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Vibration on the flow system has great effects in terms of heat transfer augmentation and
uniformity in temperature across the section of circular pipe. In this paper, effect of vibration …

Design and development of a new static mixing bioreactor for enzymatic bioprocess: Application in biodiesel production

S Huang, Z Cui, R Zhu, C Chen, S Song, J Song… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Mass transfer efficiency plays an important role in enzymatic biological processes,
especially for non-aqueous biocatalytic processes. In these processes, low interphase mass …

Optimum design of micromixer for a non-Newtonian fluid by topology optimization

X Dong, K Yaji, X Liu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Improving the mixing performance is a crucial and widely concerned topic in microfluidic
devices for low Reynolds numbers (Re). In this paper, the mixing unit as the design domain …