Large particle detachment in a microchannel

Author

Nimishai Shukla

Abstract

"In the present work, an experimental technique was developed to determine the fluid velocity required to detach a particle from the bottom of a microchannel whose smallest dimension is close to the dimension of the particle. In addition, the effect of particle diameter on the detachment velocity in a fixed channel size was investigated by taking spheres of various dimensions and measuring the detachment velocity for each particle size. Finally, a theoretical model was developed based on a force balance approach to validate the experimental results"--Abstract, page iii.

Advisor(s)

Henthorn, Kimberly H.

Committee Member(s)

Wan, Kai-Tak
Raper, Judy A.

Department(s)

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Chemical Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Spring 2007

Pagination

xi, 76 pages

Rights

© 2007 Nimisha Rameshprasad Shukla, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Citation

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Fluid dynamicsMicrofluidics

Thesis Number

T 9180

Print OCLC #

173610894

Recommended Citation

Shukla, Nimishai, "Large particle detachment in a microchannel" (2007). Masters Theses. 5966.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/5966