Hemo-Dialysis Channel Flow Characterization
Dialysis Rate: 10 mL/min, Péclet Number: 1, Membrane Width: 700 µm, Channels per chip: 17
Péclet number
Pe ∝ H
Pe ∝ 1/L
Pressure Drop, P
P ∝ 1/H3
P ∝ L
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