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US 8,122,909 B2Granted
Surface features in microprocess technology
AssigneeVelocys, Inc.
InventorsAnna Lee Tonkovich, Bin Yang, Steven T. Perry, Sean P. Fitzgerald, Ravi Arora, Kai Jarosch, Thomas D. Yuschak, Maddalena Fanelli, Tim Sullivan, Terry Mazanec
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Abstract
This invention relates to microchannel apparatus that includes microchannels with interior surface features for modifying flow; processes utilizing this microchannel architecture, and methods of making apparatus having these features.
Claims21
Microchannel apparatus, comprising:
- a microchannel comprising surface features;
- at least a segment of the microchannel characterized by a feature entrance length of more than 10;
- wherein the segment is at least 1 cm long;
- wherein said segment comprises plural similar, repeating surface features;
- and
- wherein the similar, repeating surface features comprise at least 1 angle in each similar surface feature.
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