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http://dx.doi.org/10.7736/KSPE.2012.29.2.214

Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of the HVM Micromixer using Horizontal and Vertical Multi-mixing (HVM) Flow Motion  

Yoo, Won-Sul (Department of Precision Engineering, Pusan National Univ.)
Kim, Seong-Jin (Department of Precision Engineering, Pusan National Univ.)
Kang, Seok-Hoon (Department of Precision Engineering, Pusan National Univ.)
Lee, Dong-Kyu (Department of Precision Engineering, Pusan National Univ.)
Go, Jung-Sang (School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National Univ.)
Park, Sang-Hu (School of Mechanical Engineering, ERC/NSDM, Pusan National Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering / v.29, no.2, 2012 , pp. 214-221 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, the biochip which is a prime representation of NT, IT, BT, as an example of convergence technology, has been frequently mentioned. With the recent rapid advance in biotechnology, these compact devices, such as lab-on-a-chip or u-TAS, have been developed, and more research is needed. These compact devices typically use the micro-channel in order to shed or detach and mix a variety of materials. Specially, in micro-fluidic systems, a mixer is necessary to produce a mixture because only laminar flow occurs at a low-Reynolds number. To solve this problem, HVM a micromixer that induces a horizontal and vertical multi-mixing flow motion, is proposed. The mixing performance was analyzed and verified by optimizing the shape through the CFD analysis and evaluating the structural analysis and the soundness with material properties that are obtained through the basic experiment.
Keywords
Micromixer; Microchannel; Mixing Ratio; Horizontal and Vertical Multi-mixing Flow (HVM);
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