CN105148781B - A kind of cross micro-mixer of axial symmetry log spiral - Google Patents

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CN105148781B
CN105148781B CN201510503838.7A CN201510503838A CN105148781B CN 105148781 B CN105148781 B CN 105148781B CN 201510503838 A CN201510503838 A CN 201510503838A CN 105148781 B CN105148781 B CN 105148781B
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The present invention discloses a kind of cross micro-mixer of axial symmetry log spiral, a cross runner, a contracted channel and several mixed cells for being sequentially connected and connecing are provided between cover plate and matrix, each mixed cell is constituted by the narrow straight channel, a log spiral runner that are connected and a log spiral baffle plate being placed in log spiral runner;Log spiral runner and log spiral baffle plate all on substantially symmetrical about its central axis, the concave surface of log spiral baffle plate face where log spiral flow channel entry point;There is gap between the edges at two ends of log spiral baffle plate and the inwall of log spiral runner;The present invention can make fluid by forming jet after narrow straight channel, and jet impulse log spiral baffle plate along log spiral baffle flows, convection current is formed with stream is carried out, increases the disturbance between fluid, so as to increase the contact area of fluid, mixed effect is significantly improved.

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A kind of cross micro-mixer of axial symmetry log spiral
Technical field
The present invention relates to the technical field of liquid microring array in biochip and micro-total analysis system, specifically based on separation Restructuring and the passive type micro-mixer of wall attachment effect, realize the quick mixing of different liquids under minute yardstick.
Background technology
Microfluid system is the important component of microelectromechanical systems, and microfluidic system is of microfluid system Important branch, may be such that the functions such as separation, sample-adding, mixing, reaction, the monitoring of conventional biochemical monitoring process are able to reality on chip It is existing.Micro-mixer, by its efficiently quick mixed performance, is widely used in as the important component of microfluidic system The fields such as bioanalysis, chemical synthesis, drug screening and clinical trial.For two strands or the chemical reaction of a plurality of fluids, it is necessary to Solve the effective mixed problem between them.Because the size of micro-fluidic chip runner is in micron dimension, flowing is generally in layer It is difficult to be sufficiently mixed between stream mode, fluid, therefore realizes that the quickly mixing of fluid under minute yardstick is extremely important.
According to the principle of mixed process, micro-mixer is generally divided into reduction laminar-type and two kinds of laminar-type of reinforcing.And weaken Laminar-type is divided into two kinds of passive type and active microring array again.Active is blender to be exerted one's influence by outside promote to mix Close, and passive type is to take enhancements in internal fluid, i.e., come by the fluid channel of change or arrangement different shape and structure Control mixed process, such as fluting runner, fluid layering stream(Add barrier in runner), serpentine flow path, induce chaotic advection etc.. For active micro-mixer, passive type micro-mixer need not add extra equipment, it is easy to process, using more square Just.And strengthen passive type micro-mixer in fluid diffusion and mixing method on, optimizing flow passage structure and reinforcing chaotic advection It is current putative optimal selection.
At present, the size of the fluid channel in microfluid mixer is in the range of tens to hundreds of microns, liquid in fluid channel The Reynolds number very little of body flowing so that the mixing not being vortexed between generation, liquid relies primarily on molecule diffusion motion, during mixing Between greatly prolonged compared to macroscopical situation and mixed effect is poor, it is therefore necessary to special mode is taken to increase the contact surface between liquid Product strengthens convection current to improve mixing efficiency.
The content of the invention
A kind of simple structure is provided the invention aims to overcome not enough present in existing micro-mixer, can carry The cross micro-mixer of the axial symmetry log spiral of mixing efficiency high, in achievable biochip or micro-total analysis system not Mix with the Quick uniform between liquid, strengthen mixed effect, shorten incorporation time.
The technical solution adopted by the present invention is:The present invention includes closely sealed cover plate and matrix together, cover plate and matrix it Between be provided with a cross runner, a contracted channel and several mixed cells for being sequentially connected and connecing, each mixed cell is equal It is right by the narrow straight channel, a log spiral runner and be placed in log spiral runner one that are connected Number helix baffle plate is constituted;It is connected between contracted channel and runner exit after several mixed cells concatenation;Cross runner Outlet connection contracted channel entrance, the narrow straight channel entrance in contracted channel outlet first mixed cell of connection, last Individual log spiral runner exit connecting passage is exported and the exit width is identical with the width of runner exit, remaining logarithmic spiral Line runner exit is identical with narrow straight channel width;The center of contracted channel and mixed cell is right on a central shaft Number helix runner and log spiral baffle plate are all on substantially symmetrical about its central axis;The concave surface of log spiral baffle plate faces place Log spiral flow channel entry point.
The contour line of log spiral runner is made up of two log spirals on distribution substantially symmetrical about its central axis, logarithm spiral shell Spin line equation is, top of its log spiral starting point positioned at log spiral baffle plate concave surface one end At point, wrap angle sigma is 135 °, and e is the truth of a matter of natural logrithm function, and its value is 2.71828,It it is 20 μm, k is that 0.001, θ 1 is 220 °~(220 ° of+α);
The contour line of log spiral baffle plate is that two two log spirals on distribution substantially symmetrical about its central axis are constituted, its Log spiral equation is, its starting point is the log spiral flow channel entry point central point at place, Cornerite β is 30 °,Be 15 μm, k be 0.001, θ 2 for 270 °~(270 ° of+β).
The present invention has following advantages after using above-mentioned technical proposal:
1st, the present invention can make fluid by forming jet after narrow straight channel, increase rate of flow of fluid, increase fluid Reynolds number.Jet impulse log spiral baffle plate, due to the special construction of log spiral baffle plate, fluid keeps off along log spiral Plate is flowed, and convection current is formed with stream is carried out, and increases the disturbance between fluid.
2nd, when fluid flows through log spiral baffle plate, jet attached flow can be formed on the convex surface of log spiral baffle plate, is gone out Existing secondary flow phenomenon, increases the degree of mixing of fluid.The superposition and reinforcing of vortex system are realized by simple flow passage structure, so as to increase The contact area of fluid is added so that mixed effect is significantly improved.
3rd, the present invention equidistant symmetrical arrangement on the sprue of cross micro-mixer separates restructuring runner, and fluid is by poly- Splitting or integrating from, into whirlpool, circulation successively is carried out, and can be mixed with significantly more efficient contact.By microring array runner geometry change and Fluid flow characteristics increases disturbance, i.e., increase flow-disturbing degree in two-dimensionses plane, substantially increases the passive microring array of plane formula The mixed effect of device.
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Fig. 1 is agent structure sectional view of the invention;
Fig. 2 is A-A sectional views in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the geometry enlarged diagram of cross runner in Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is the geometry enlarged diagram of mixed cell in Fig. 2;
Fig. 5 is fluid flow principals schematic diagram of the present invention;
In figure:1st, sprue entrance;2nd, secondary channels entrance;3rd, cover plate;4th, contracted channel;5th, narrow straight channel;6th, logarithm Helix runner;7th, log spiral baffle plate;8th, runner exit;9th, matrix;10th, cross runner.
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As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, upper and lower two parts of primary structure of the present invention point, top is divided into the cover plate 3 of the micro-mixer, Bottom is divided into the mixing runner matrix 9 of micro-mixer.Together with cover plate 3 is closely sealed with matrix 9, it is provided between cover plate 3 and matrix 9 One runner exit 8, of cross runner 10, contracted channel 4, several narrow straight channels 5, several logarithmic spirals Line runner 6 and several log spiral baffle plates 7.Wherein, a sprue entrance 1 and two pairs are arranged on cross runner 10 Flow channel entry point 2, two centers of secondary channels are conllinear, and sprue and two secondary channels are mutually perpendicular to constitute cross runner.
The sprue outlet import of contracted channel 4 in smoothing junction of cross runner 10, the outlet of contracted channel 4 connection first The import of narrow straight channel 5, first outlet first entrance of log spiral runner 6 of connection of narrow straight channel 5, first logarithm Outlet second entrance of narrow straight channel 5 of connection of helix runner 6, second outlet second logarithm of connection of narrow straight channel 5 The entrance of helix runner 6, so continuously, until the outlet of last narrow straight channel 5 connects last log spiral The entrance of runner 6.The import of last log spiral runner 6 to exit width gradually increases, last log spiral Runner 6 outlet it is identical with the width of runner exit 8, in addition, remaining log spiral runner 6 export with narrow straight channel 5 width is identical.Contracted channel 4 is gradually reduced from import to exit width, and the exit width of contracted channel 4 is equal to narrow straight channel 5 width.
A log spiral baffle plate 7, the concave surface of log spiral baffle plate 7 are placed in each log spiral runner 6 The entrance of log spiral runner 6 where facing, the convex surface of log spiral baffle plate 7 faces the log spiral stream at place Road 6 is exported.There is gap, the gap supplies between the edges at two ends of log spiral baffle plate 7 and the inwall of log spiral runner 6 Fluid passes through.One is made up of a log spiral baffle plate 7 of log spiral runner 6, of narrow straight channel 5, to mix Unit is closed, narrow straight channel 5 is connected with log spiral runner 6.Several mixed cells are connected to contractive set after mutually concatenating Between road 4 and runner exit 8.Mutually several mixed cells of concatenation are along central axis direction equidistant placement.Log spiral baffle plate 7 Concave surface face the entrance of log spiral runner 6, the convex surface of log spiral baffle plate 7 faces log spiral runner 6 and goes out Mouthful.
The sprue of cross runner 10, contracted channel 4, narrow straight channel 5, log spiral runner 6 and logarithmic spiral The center of line baffle plate 7 is on a central shaft.Log spiral runner 6 and log spiral baffle plate 7 are all on central shaft pair Claim, the central shaft is also the central shaft of cross micro-mixer of the invention.Multiple mixed cells along central shaft axially equidistant cloth Put, number n >=3 of mixed cell.
As shown in figure 3, the entrance width of the sprue of cross runner 10 is D1,200 μm<D1<400 μm, D1 is constantly equal to The twice of secondary channels entrance width D2.The length L1 of sprue import is 2.5 times of D1, L1=2.5 × (D1), secondary channels import Length L3 be equal to L1, beeline L2=2 × (D1) between secondary channels and contracted channel 4.
As shown in figure 4, the axial length of narrow straight channel 5 is L4, L4=(D1)/2, the width D 3=of narrow straight channel 5 (D1)/4。
The throat width of contracted channel 4 is D1, and the Breadth Maximum of log spiral runner 6 is D1, last logarithmic spiral The exit width of line runner 6 is Breadth Maximum D1, and identical with the width of runner exit 8 is also D1.The profile linear dimension of contracted channel 4 with The outer contour size of log spiral runner 6 keeps identical.The contour line of log spiral runner 6 is by two on central shaft pair The log spiral of distribution is claimed to constitute, the log spiral equation of its contour line is, institute The wrap angle sigma of determination is 135 °, and its starting point a is located at the apex of the concave surface one end of log spiral baffle plate 7, and wherein e is natural logrithm The truth of a matter of function, its value is about 2.71828,Be 20 μm, k be 0.001, θ 1 for 220 °~(220 ° of+α).Log spiral Runner 6 is connected to narrow straight channel 5.The axial length of runner exit 8 is more than 500 μm and less than 1000 μm, micro-mixer Depth be equal to (D1)/2.
The vertical range of the starting point a distance center axles of log spiral is D1/3, and the starting point a of log spiral is apart from adjacent Log spiral runner 6 its maximum width axial distance L5 be equal to sprue import length L1, i.e. L5=L1=2.5 ×(D1)。
The contour line of log spiral baffle plate 7 is that two two log spirals on distribution substantially symmetrical about its central axis are constituted, The log spiral equation is, cornerite β is 30 °, whereinIt it is 15 μm, k is 0.001;θ2 For 270 °~(270 ° of+β);Log spiralStarting point b be where log spiral runner 6 entrance center points, starting point b is located on central shaft, and the Weir Plate Thickness of log spiral baffle plate 7 is D4=(D1)/4.Each runner Main structure parameters and span produce influence to the mixed performance of micro-mixer.
Sprue entrance 1, secondary channels entrance 2 and cross runner 10 are arranged on the present invention left side of micro-mixer, stream Road outlet 8 is located at the right side of micro-mixer, and so, the entrance of each runner is exported on the right side of the runner in the left end of the runner End, described width each means the width of fore-and-aft direction, and described length each means the axial length of left and right directions, described depth Degree refers to the depth of above-below direction.
As shown in figure 5, during present invention work, two or three fluid of different component is respectively from a sprue import 1 Enter micro-mixer with two secondary channels imports 2, converge in cross runner 10 and enter jointly after carrying out few degree mixing Enter its sprue, mixing now relies on molecule to spread substantially, and the degree of mixing is very weak.Subsequent fluid is more by contracted channel 4 Plant component flow contact more fully, fluid forms jet by after narrow straight channel 5, three fluid streams are extruded and accelerate, And log spiral baffle plate 7 is impacted, because the structure of log spiral baffle plate 7 is special, fluid is along log spiral baffle plate 7 to two ends Flowing, segment fluid flow is impacted on log spiral flow path wall, between log spiral runner 6 and log spiral baffle plate 7 Symmetrical whirlpool is formed, increases flow disturbance.When fluid passes through log spiral baffle plate 7, can be in the convex of log spiral baffle plate 7 Face forms jet attached flow, secondary flow phenomenon occurs, increases the degree of mixing of fluid.Fluid is by more than three same mixture units Afterwards, repeated contraction, into whirlpool, dispersion, attached wall into whirlpool process, so as to increased the contact area of fluid so that mixed effect obtain Significantly improve.Finally flowed out from the runner exit 8 of fluid micro-mixer, complete mixed process.
One embodiment of the present of invention presented below:
The present embodiment is using the CFD software fluid ethanol C different to two kinds2H6O solution and water mixed flow in the present invention It is dynamic to be simulated.It is 200 μm to use sprue entrance width D1, and the entrance width D2 of secondary channels is 100 μm.Sprue import Length L1 and the length L3 of secondary channels import are 500 μm, and the beeline L2 between secondary channels 10 and the entrance of contracted channel 4 is 400 μm, the axial length L 4 of narrow straight channel 5 is 100 μm, width D 3 is 50 μm, and the contour line of log spiral baffle plate 7 is two Bar on log spiral substantially symmetrical about its central axis, its equationIdentified cornerite β is 30 °, is risen Point b in the entrance center point of log spiral runner 6, whereinIt it is 15 μm, k is 0.001;θ 2 be 270 °~(270 ° of+β), it is right The thickness of number helix baffle plate 7 is D4=50 μm.The contour line of log spiral runner 6 be two on center line it is symmetrical point One section of log spiral of cloth, its equation, identified wrap angle sigma is 135 °, and starting point a is The inner arc summit of log spiral baffle plate 7, wherein e is the truth of a matter of natural logrithm function, and its value is about 2.71828,It is 20 μ M, k be 0.001, θ 1 for 220 °~(220 ° of+α).The axial length of runner exit 8 is 600 μm.
Mixing liquid at the uniform velocity injects micro-mixer from three flow channel entry points respectively under pressure-driven, and entrance channel 2 injects Ethanol solution, in order to ensure that different component fluid equivalent injects runner, the water etc. quality injects from flow channel entry point 1.Now ethanol Solution enters from the vertical counter current flow in sprue both sides.By 4 mixed cells of the blender, from runner exit after being sufficiently mixed 8 outflows.

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1. a kind of cross micro-mixer of axial symmetry log spiral, including closely sealed cover plate together(3)And matrix(9), its It is characterized in:Cover plate(3)And matrix(9)Between be provided with the cross runner for being sequentially connected and connecing(10), a contracted channel(4) With several mixed cells, each mixed cell is by a narrow straight channel being connected(5), a log spiral runner (6)And it is placed on log spiral runner(6)In a log spiral baffle plate(7)Constitute;Several mixed cell strings Contracted channel is connected to after connecing(4)And runner exit(8)Between;Cross runner(10)Outlet connection contracted channel(4)Entrance, Contracted channel(4)Narrow straight channel in outlet first mixed cell of connection(5)Entrance, last log spiral runner (6)Outlet connecting passage outlet(8)And the exit width and runner exit(8)Width it is identical, remaining log spiral runner (6)Outlet with narrow straight channel(5)Width it is identical;Contracted channel(4)With the center of mixed cell in a central shaft On, log spiral runner(6)With log spiral baffle plate(7)All on substantially symmetrical about its central axis;Log spiral baffle plate(7)It is recessed Face faces the log spiral runner at place(6)Entrance, log spiral baffle plate(7)Edges at two ends and log spiral stream Road(6)Inwall between have gap;Log spiral runner(6)Contour line by two on the right of distribution substantially symmetrical about its central axis Number helix is constituted, and log spiral equation is, log spiral starting point is positioned at logarithmic spiral Line baffle plate(7)The apex of concave surface one end, wrap angle sigma is 135 °, and e is the truth of a matter of natural logrithm function, and its value is 2.71828,Be 20 μm, k be 0.001, θ 1 for 220 °~(220 ° of+α);
Log spiral baffle plate(7)Contour line be that two two log spirals on distribution substantially symmetrical about its central axis are constituted, its Log spiral equation is, its starting point is the log spiral runner at place(6)Entrance center Point, cornerite β is 30 °,Be 15 μm, k be 0.001, θ 2 for 270 °~(270 ° of+β).
2. a kind of cross micro-mixer of axial symmetry log spiral according to claim 1, it is characterized in that:Cross runner (10)One sprue entrance of upper arrangement(1)With two secondary channels entrances(2), two centers of secondary channels are conllinear, sprue and Two secondary channels are mutually perpendicular to, cross runner(10)Sprue center on center shaft, cross runner(10)Main flow Road outlet connection contracted channel(4)Import.
3. a kind of cross micro-mixer of axial symmetry log spiral according to claim 2, it is characterized in that:Cross runner (10)Sprue entrance width be D1,200 μm<D1<400 μm, D1 is equal to cross runner(10)Secondary channels import it is wide Spend the twice of D2;The length L1=2.5 of sprue import × (D1), the length L3 of secondary channels import is equal to L1, secondary channels and contraction Runner(4)Between beeline L2=2 × (D1);Narrow straight channel(5)Axial length L 4=(D1)/2, width D 3= (D1)/4。
4. a kind of cross micro-mixer of axial symmetry log spiral according to claim 3, it is characterized in that:Log spiral Runner(6)The starting point of the log spiral of contour line is D1/3 apart from the vertical range of central shaft, apart from adjacent logarithmic spiral Line runner(6)Its maximum width axial distance L5=2.5 × (D1).
5. a kind of cross micro-mixer of axial symmetry log spiral according to claim 3, it is characterized in that:Contracted channel (4)Throat width, log spiral runner(6)Breadth Maximum and last log spiral runner(6)Exit width It is D1.
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