Numerical and Experimental Validation of Mixing Efficiency in Periodic Disturbance Mixers.

ABSTRACT: The shape and dimensions of a micromixer are key elements in the mixing process. Accurately quantifying the mixing efficiency enables the evaluation of the performance of a micromixer and the selection of the most suitable one for specific applications. In this paper, two methods are investigated to evaluate the mixing efficiency: a numerical model and an experimental model with a software image processing technique. Using two methods to calculate the mixing efficiency, in addition to corroborating the results and increasing their reliability, creates various possible approaches that can be selected depending on the circumstances, resources, amount of data to be processed and processing time. Image processing is an easy-to-implement tool, is applicable to different programming languages, i

SUBMITTER: Lopez RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8469598 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature