Influence of the inlet conditions on the degree of mixing of a t-shaped micro-mixer

dc.contributor.authorGalletti, C.
dc.contributor.authorBrunazzi, E.
dc.contributor.authorMauri, R.
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-09T12:44:04Z
dc.date.available2014-12-09T12:44:04Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractPaper presented at the 9th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Malta, 16-18 July, 2012.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe degree of mixing of a T-shaped micro-mixer depends strongly on the inlet flow conditions. Specifically, through a series of numerical simulations, we compared the case where the flow at the micro-mixer confluence is fully developed with that when it is not, and found that in the former case engulfment occurs at smaller Reynolds number, with a different flow pattern and with much larger mixing efficiencies than in the latter case. In particular for fully developed flow conditions the engulfment shows S-shaped morphology, whereas for non- fully developed inlets a symmetry breaking occurs, leading to a C-shaped engulfment pattern. This is characterized by much lower mixing efficiencies.en_ZA
dc.description.librariandc2014en_ZA
dc.format.extent6 pagesen_ZA
dc.format.mediumPDFen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGalletti, C, Brunazzi, E & Mauri, R 2012, Influence of the inlet conditions on the degree of mixing of a t-shaped micro-mixer, Paper presented to the 9th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Malta, 16-18 July, 2012.en_ZA
dc.identifier.isbn9781868549863
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/42892
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherInternational Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamicsen_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofHEFAT 2012en_US
dc.rightsUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.subjectT-shaped micro-mixeren_ZA
dc.subjectInlet flow conditionsen_ZA
dc.subjectMicro-mixeren_ZA
dc.subjectFlow patternen_ZA
dc.subjectMixing efficienciesen_ZA
dc.subjectS-shaped morphologyen_ZA
dc.subjectC-shaped engulfment patternen_ZA
dc.titleInfluence of the inlet conditions on the degree of mixing of a t-shaped micro-mixeren_ZA
dc.typePresentationen_ZA

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