Keywords
Velocity distribution
Manifolds
Structure optimization
Submitted : 2025-09-15
Accepted : 2025-09-30
Published : 2025-10-15
Abstract
Flow velocity uniformity of the microchannel plate is a major factor affecting the performance of microchannel devices. In order to improve the velocity distribution uniformity of the microchannel plate, we designed two new microchannel structures: V-type and A-type. The effects of various structural parameters of the manifolds on the velocity distribution are reported. The V-type and A-type microchannel plates had a more uniform velocity distribution compared to the Z-type microchannel plate. The final result showed that it is beneficial for the V-type microchannel plate to obtain a more uniform velocity distribution when the manifold structure parameters are Xin = -1, Xout = 0, Yin = 10, Yout = 6, Hin = 4, Hout = 1, and R = 0.5.
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