?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Prediction+of+the+characteristics+of+the+liquid+film+in+open+inclined+micro-channels&rft.creator=Anastasiou%2C+AD&rft.creator=Al-Rifai%2C+N&rft.creator=Gavriilidis%2C+A&rft.creator=Mouza%2C+AA&rft.description=Falling+Film+Microreactor+(FFMR)+is+one+of+the+most+important+microfluidic+devices+for+gas-liquid+applications.+In+these+devices+extended+specific+surfaces+(up+to+20%2C000m2%2Fm3)+can+be+obtained+while+the+liquid+film+remains+stable+over+a+wide+range+of+gas+and+liquid+flow+rates.+In+an+effort+to+propose+new+design+correlations+for+these+devices%2C+in+a+previous+work+we+proposed+correlations+for+the+prediction+of+the+gas-liquid+interface+and+the+thickness+of+the+liquid+film.+In+this+study+we+aim+to+investigate+the+validity+of+these+correlations+when+different+channel+materials+are+used%2C+namely+brass+and+silicon.+Velocity+profiles+have+been+also+obtained+by+a+%CE%BC-PIV+system%2C+while+the+thickness+of+the+liquid+film+and+the+shape+of+the+interface+were+also+determined+using+the+%CE%BC-PIV+system.+It+was+proved+that+the+shape+of+the+interface+can+be+predicted+with+reasonable+accuracy+by+the+previously+proposed+correlations.+Also+the+film+thickness+can+be+predicted+with+acceptable+accuracy+provided+that+some+of+the+constants+are+modified+according+to+the+material+of+the+test+section.&rft.subject=micro+reactor%2C+falling+film%2C+%CE%BC-PIV&rft.publisher=Brunel+University&rft.contributor=Karayiannis%2C+TG&rft.contributor=K%C3%B6nig%2C+CS&rft.contributor=Balabani%2C+S&rft.date=2014-09&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A+Karayiannis%2C+TG+and+K%C3%B6nig%2C+CS+and+Balabani%2C+S%2C+(eds.)+Proceedings+%5Bof+the%5D+4th+Micro+and+Nano+Flow+Conference+2014.++++Brunel+University%3A+London%2C+UK.+(2014)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1455627%2F1%2FMNF2014_Anastasiou_et_al-_final.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1455627%2F&rft.rights=open