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Reactive mixing in T-shaped microreactors is studied based on numerical simulations. The flow conditions under consideration are laminar and stationary, but with a rather complex secondary flow which promotes mixing. A hybrid numerical approach is developed which allows for full resolution of all relevant scales and thereby enables a computational analysis of how chemical reactions interact with convective and diffusive transport. The approach is extended to include instantaneous reactions. Results of the numerical calculations are in excellent agreement with local data from experimental measurements. Simulations under different operating conditions help to understand the scaling behaviour of reactive mixing in microreactors.
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Bothe, D., Lojewski, A., Warnecke, HJ. (2010). Computational Analysis of Reactive Mixing in T-Microreactors. In: Bockhorn, H., Mewes, D., Peukert, W., Warnecke, HJ. (eds) Micro and Macro Mixing. Heat and Mass Transfer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04549-3_15
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