Adaptive Micromixer Based on the Solutocapillary Marangoni Effect in a Continuous-Flow Microreactor
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- high productivity due to the absence of the loading-unloading stage, as well as cleaning of the reactor after each batch
- uniformity and stability of the process ensuring easy control
- stable consumption of reagents and energy due to the small volume of the reactor zone
- increase in output by the replication of the production line
2. Experimental Observations of Relaxation Oscillations
2.1. Liquid–Liquid System
2.1.1. Experimental Setup
2.1.2. Experimental Results
2.2. Air–Liquid System
2.2.1. Experimental Setup
2.2.2. Experimental Results
3. Numerical Simulations
3.1. Mathematical Model
3.2. Numerical Results
4. Micromixer Using a Single Bubble Inside the Reactor
5. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Bratsun, D.; Kostarev, K.; Mizev, A.; Aland, S.; Mokbel, M.; Schwarzenberger, K.; Eckert, K. Adaptive Micromixer Based on the Solutocapillary Marangoni Effect in a Continuous-Flow Microreactor. Micromachines 2018, 9, 600. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9110600
Bratsun D, Kostarev K, Mizev A, Aland S, Mokbel M, Schwarzenberger K, Eckert K. Adaptive Micromixer Based on the Solutocapillary Marangoni Effect in a Continuous-Flow Microreactor. Micromachines. 2018; 9(11):600. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9110600
Chicago/Turabian StyleBratsun, Dmitry, Konstantin Kostarev, Alexey Mizev, Sebastian Aland, Marcel Mokbel, Karin Schwarzenberger, and Kerstin Eckert. 2018. "Adaptive Micromixer Based on the Solutocapillary Marangoni Effect in a Continuous-Flow Microreactor" Micromachines 9, no. 11: 600. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9110600