Flow Regulation Performance Analysis of Microfluidic Passive Valve for High Throughput Liquid Delivery
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Valve Design and Numerical Methods
2.1. Valve Design
2.2. Numerical Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Flow Rate of MPV
3.2. Flow Field Inside MPV
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Su, Q.; Chen, W.; Chen, W.; Jin, Z.; Lin, Z. Flow Regulation Performance Analysis of Microfluidic Passive Valve for High Throughput Liquid Delivery. Micromachines 2022, 13, 687. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13050687
Su Q, Chen W, Chen W, Jin Z, Lin Z. Flow Regulation Performance Analysis of Microfluidic Passive Valve for High Throughput Liquid Delivery. Micromachines. 2022; 13(5):687. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13050687
Chicago/Turabian StyleSu, Qi, Weiran Chen, Weiping Chen, Zhijiang Jin, and Zhenhao Lin. 2022. "Flow Regulation Performance Analysis of Microfluidic Passive Valve for High Throughput Liquid Delivery" Micromachines 13, no. 5: 687. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13050687