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ArticleMicromachines2023

Numerical and Experimental Investigation on a "Tai Chi"-Shaped Planar Passive Micromixer.

Annan Xia, Cheng Shen, Chengfeng Wei, Lingchen Meng, Zhiwen Hu, Luming Zhang, Mengyue Chen, Liang Li, Ning He, Xiuqing Hao

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Annan XiaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China.
Cheng ShenCollege of Aerospace Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China.
Chengfeng WeiBeijing Jingdiao Group, Beijing 102308, China.
Lingchen MengCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China.
Zhiwen HuCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China.
Luming ZhangCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China.
Mengyue ChenCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China.
Liang LiCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China.
Ning HeCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China.
Xiuqing HaoCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3559-7455

Funding

College Young Teachers Fund of the Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation 20193218210002, 171045Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities NE2020005National Natural Science Foundation of China 51875285Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20190066
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Abstract

(1) Background: Microfluidic chips have found extensive applications in multiple fields due to their excellent analytical performance. As an important platform for micro-mixing, the performance of micromixers has a significant impact on analysis accuracy and rate. However, existing micromixers with high mixing efficiency are accompanied by high pressure drop, which is not conducive to the integration of micro-reaction systems; (2) Methods: This paper proposed a novel "Tai Chi"-shaped planar passive micromixer with high efficiency and low pressure drop. The effect of different structural parameters was investigated, and an optimal structure was obtained. Simulations on the proposed micromixer and two other micromixers were carried out while mixing experiments on the proposed micromixer were performed. The experimental and simulation results were compared; (3) Results: The optimized values of the parameters were that the straight channel width

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experimentsmicrofluidic chipsmixing efficiencypressure dropsimulations

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PMID37512725
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