Title :
Flow Distribution among Microchannels with Asymmetrical Manifolds
Author :
Minqiang, Pan ; Yong, Tang ; Wei, Zhou ; Longsheng, Lu
Author_Institution :
South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou
fDate :
May 30 2007-June 1 2007
Abstract :
A microchannel physical model is developed to study the flow distribution among microchannels, and the flow rate in each microchannel is worked out by a numerical analysis method. A specific case is illustrated to study the influence of asymmetrical manifolds on the flow distribution among microchannels, and the results are compared with the microchannels with symmetrical manifolds. Results indicate that the flow distributions among microchannels with symmetrical manifolds are much more uniform than that with asymmetrical ones. The rake angles have a considerable effect on the flow distribution among microchannels with asymmetrical manifolds and the short vertical sides show a slight influence.
Keywords :
manifolds; microchannel flow; numerical analysis; asymmetrical manifolds; flow distribution; microchannel physical model; microchannels; numerical analysis; Automatic control; Automation; Geometry; Heat transfer; Manifolds; Mechanical engineering; Microchannel; Numerical analysis; Resistance heating; Shape; asymmetrical manifolds; microchannel; microreactor; uniform flow distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Control and Automation, 2007. ICCA 2007. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0818-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0818-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICCA.2007.4376345
