William L., N. Buglie and Khairul Fikri, Tamrin and Nadeem Ahmed, Sheikh and Mohd Fairus, Mohd Yasin and Shahrol, Mohamaddan (2022) Enhanced Fluid Mixing Using a Reversed Multistage Tesla Micromixer. Chemical Engineering Technology, 45 (7). pp. 1255-1263. ISSN 1521-4125
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Abstract
A two-dimensonal Tesla micromixer is experimentally characterized at varying Reynolds numbers (Re) and valve stages with the aim to acquire sufficiently high mixing performance. To ease fabrication, a simplified Tesla valve design is adopted. Results show two distinctive regimes of low and high Re. In the low-Re regime, a steady incremental mixing was observed as the fluid passes by each valve, whereas an enhanced mixing was identified right in the first valve in the high-Re regime. This is predominantly due to the amplified opposing flow from the helix branch which promotes stronger chaotic advection in the main microchannel. Interestingly, the measured mixing performance was found comparable to that of three-dimensional passive micromixers reported in the literature.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Microfluidics, Micromixer, Mixing index, Mixing performance, Reversed multistage Tesla micromixer. |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Engineering Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Gani |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Aug 2022 03:40 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Aug 2022 03:40 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39048 |
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