Microchannel Mixing, Entropy and Multifractals

Authors

Miron Kaufman, Cleveland State UniversityFollow
Marco Camesasca, Case Western Reserve University
Ica Manas Zloczower, Case Western Reserve UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2006

Publication Title

Technical Proceedings of the 2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show,

Abstract

Microfluidic systems operate in a pressure driven flow regime with no moving parts to drag the fluids. Our research aims at developing rigorous assessment and quantification tools of mixing in microchannels. The tools are based on Shannon and Renyi entropies and on multifractal dimensions. We determine the multifractal dimensions for the published images of mixing of a fluorescent and a non-fluorescent fluid in a microchannel. Our direct analysis of the experimental data from the staggered herringbone mixer mixer demonstrates the adaptability of the entropy and multifractal dimensions to both simulations and experiments.

Repository Citation

Kaufman, Miron; Camesasca, Marco; and Zloczower, Ica Manas, "Microchannel Mixing, Entropy and Multifractals" (2006). Physics Faculty Publications. 296.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sciphysics_facpub/296

Volume

2