Numerical Investigation of Flow and Residence Time Distribution in Serpentine Microchannels
摘要
Determination of residence time distribution is essential to ascertain the performance of fluid flow through systems. In the current work, flow through serpentine microchannels was simulated using a steady-state two-dimensional model. A parametric study was also performed by varying the amplitude of the walls of the microchannel. Further tracer studies were done to determine the residence time distribution in the channel. The 2D model was developed using free and open-source software, OpenFOAM version 2012.