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Received January 22, 2024
Accepted March 20, 2024
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Comparison and Analysis of Mixing Effi ciency in Various Micromixer Designs
Abstract
In this paper, we evaluate the infl uence of various micromixer designs on the mixing effi ciency of passive micromixers.
We analyze the designs of various passive micromixers to identify the most effi cient micromixer. Among them, the toroidal
micromixer and 3D zig-zag micromixer demonstrated the highest mixing effi ciency. We investigated the key factors
infl uencing mixing in the toroidal and 3D zig-zag micromixer, identifying and confi rming optimal designs. Ultimately,
when comparing the mixing effi ciency of the two micromixers, the 3D zig-zag micromixer achieved full mixing in a very
short time of 0.8 ms. Through this research, it is anticipated that a benchmark will be provided for micromixer design in
microfl uidic devices when manufacturing micromixers of various forms.
