Numerical modelling of micromixing in a T-mixer flow at low Reynolds numbers

Cláudio P Fonte (1) , Joelle Aubin (2) , Pierrette Guichardon (3) , David Fletcher (4)

1 University of Manchester [Manchester]
2 LGC - Laboratoire de Génie Chimique
3 M2P2 - Laboratoire de Mécanique, Modélisation et Procédés Propres
4 School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Highlights  CFD simulations are performed to study micromixing in a laminar microfluidic flow.  Segregation indices are calculated using the Villermaux-Dushman protocol.  Micromixing is modelled directly with CFD and indirectly with a lamellar model.  The two solutions are compared in terms of computational cost and analysis times.

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]; Génie des procédés; Milieux fluides et réactifs

Cláudio P Fonte, Joelle Aubin, Pierrette Guichardon, David Fletcher. Numerical modelling of micromixing in a T-mixer flow at low Reynolds numbers. 12th European Congress on Chemical Engineering, Sep 2019, Florence, Italy. ⟨hal-02373138⟩