Method of establishing at least one enveloped flow in a channel

Details Method of establishing at least one enveloped flow in a channel Method of establishing at least one enveloped flow in a channel

2006-08-29

2006-08-29

Hepperle, Stephen M. (Department: 3753)

Fluid handling

Processes

With control of flow by a condition or characteristic of a...

C137S602000, C137S888000, C137S889000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07096877

ABSTRACT:
With a method of establishing an enveloped flow in a channel, in the channel an envelopment area (3) with a channel section (6, 7) is configured to which a stub with an outlet is connected, where the stub, which can be configured as a polyhedron, is arranged substantially at right-angles to the envelopment area and with the plane of the outlet substantially at right-angles to the channel section. An inlet channel (9, 11) and an outlet channel (8, 10) are connected to the envelopment area. By providing a narrowing-down in the cross-section of the channel in immediate extension of the envelopment area (3), a hydrodynamic focussing of the sample fluid is achieved when a fluid, such as a sample fluid, is introduced into the stub, and a carrier fluid is introduced into the inlet channel. The advantage of the invention is that since it is necessary only to have two fluid inlets, a relatively simple structure can be established, which can be built up in a monolithic manner, e.g. by injection molding.

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