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Particle packing structure in a rectangular micro-capillary

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dc.contributor.authorNavvab Kashani, S.
dc.contributor.authorZivkovic, V.
dc.contributor.authorAlwahabi, Z.
dc.contributor.authorBiggs, M.
dc.contributor.conferenceCHEMECA (2012 : Wellington NZ)
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractPacked beds of micro-sized particles may be used for enhancing heat and mass transfer in microfluidic devices where Reynolds numbers are small. By increasing the surface area per unit volume, such micro-packed beds can also be used to significantly enhance the functionality of such devices. As the effectiveness of a packed bed is dictated by its packing structure, it is of interest to understand this structure and how it is affected by system parameters such as the channel-to-particle ratio - this has received little attention for micro-packed beds. In the work reported here, X-ray micro-computed tomography and image analysis is used to determine the packing structure of micro-packed beds of glass particles for channel-to-particle ratios of 5.19, 5.80, 6.56 and 7.55 in a channel of D = 200 mum square cross-section. The bed-average porosity was found to be far higher than macroscale PBs, vary from approximately 67% to 60% as the channel-to-particle ratio increased, with the packing structure and porosity varying both across the bed width and along its length. The former clearly arises from the effect of the wall, whilst the latter arises from the sedimentation method used to create the packed bed.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityM. Navvab Kashani, V. Zivkovic, Z. Alwahabi and M.J. Biggs
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of CHEMECA 2012: quality of life through chemical engineering, held in Wellington, New Zealand, 23-26 September, 2012: pp.37-42
dc.identifier.isbn9781922107596
dc.identifier.orcidAlwahabi, Z. [0000-0003-4831-7798]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/76453
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEngineers Australia
dc.publisher.placeonline
dc.rights© 2012 Engineers Australia
dc.source.urihttp://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=855857877570991;res=IELENG
dc.subjectTomography
dc.subjectsedimentation and deposition
dc.subjectmicrofluidic devices
dc.subjectthree-dimensional imaging
dc.subjectx-ray microanalysis
dc.titleParticle packing structure in a rectangular micro-capillary
dc.typeConference paper
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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