diluter

Holden, Sensors Actuators B, 92 199 (2003)

Jordan Flynn

ChemE 499 Projects with Professor Bruce A. Finlayson, Spring, 2008

 

This web site provides results of studies of microfluidic devices, to determine mixing properties, flow properties, and coorelations and design information for laminar flow. The students were Dreyfus Undergraduate Research Scholars, under the Senior Mentor Program awarded to Professor Finlayson by the Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

circulating

Chung, Lab Chip, 4 70 (2004)

Cindy Yuen

spiral

Sudarson, Lab Chip, 6 74 (2006)

Ha Dinh (round); Ho Hack Song (square)

 

distributive

Hinsmann, Lab Chip, 1 16 (2001)

Vann Brasher

split&recombine

Schonfeld, Lab Chip, 4 65 (2004)

Lisa Dahl

 

 

 

T-junction

Variance vs. z'/Pe; T-junction, 2D results Fig. 8.17 (Ch. in Micro-Instrumentation, (M. Koch, K.Vanden Bussche, R. Chrisman (ed.), Wiley, 2007).), 3D results, Daniel Kress, Sp, 2007

 

crossed channels

Adam Field

class picture

Front: Andy, Andrew, Cindy, Ha, Vann, Francis; Back: Bruce, Aaron, Adam, Ho Hack, Lisa, Curtis, Jordan

 

 

Each student used Comsol Multiphysics to characterize the diffusion and convection in a different microfluidic device, examining the following questions:
  1. Is there a universal curve governing the results?
  2. Can 2D simulations give a good representation of 3D situations?
  3. What does it take to achieve good mixing?

 

 

Click on the Student's Name to obtain more information.

Summary of all reports

 

 

 

 

rugose

Kiplik, Phys. Fluids A, 6 1333 (1993)

Francis Ninh

 

 

 

tesla

Hong, Lab Chip, 4 109 (2004)

Curtis Jenssen

micropillars

Andy Kamholtz

Andy Aditya

 

micronit

micronit.com

Andrew Nordmeier

Information about process intensification - Information about medical usage of microfluidics - Respond to instructor: e-mail.

Other web sites with more information include: Ch.E. 499, Autumn, 2007, Ch.E. 499, Spring, 2007, Ch.E. 499, Winter, 2007

Ch.E. 499, Autumn, 2006 - Ch.E. 499, Spring, 2006 - Ch.E. 499, previous quarters