Body force driven processes

In addition to the typical thermal and pressure forces exerted on fluids in microchannels, acoustic/ultrasonic and electric held forces have also been applied to manipulate huids as a body - referred to as body force driven processes. 

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This chapter overviews ongoing activities in microchannel process technology development, from single-channel laboratory experiments to industrially-driven, multi-channel and multi-unit development at or near the prototype and pilot level. The non-reactive unit operations covered include heat transfer, mixing, emulsification, phase separation, phase transfer, biological processes, and body force applications. 

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