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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/6909| Title: | Self-organised droplet flow patterns in microchannels |
| Authors: | Ozdemir, P Mohr, S Wang, C Stickland, MT Goddard, NJ Fielden, PR Zhang, Y 2nd Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2009) |
| Keywords: | Droplet generation;Micro channel;Flow pattern |
| Issue Date: | 2009 |
| Publisher: | Brunel University |
| Citation: | 2nd Micro and Nano Flows Conference, Brunel University, West London, UK, 01-02 September 2009 |
| Abstract: | In this work, we have investigated the generation and behaviour of self-organised droplet flow patterns in microchannels. The water droplets, which are generated at a T-junction where the carrier is oil, move into an expanded channel and are self reorganised into various flow patterns: single-profile, double-helix-profile, triple-helix-profile, and more. We find that increasing water/oil flow rate ratio and Capillary number lead to more densely packed droplet flow patterns. The channel geometry also plays an essential role where the 300-μm-deep expansion channel can form multiple layers of droplets while only single layer of droplets can be observed in the 200-μm-deep expansion channel. |
| Description: | This paper was presented at the 2nd Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2009), which was held at Brunel University, West London, UK. The conference was organised by Brunel University and supported by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, IPEM, the Italian Union of Thermofluid dynamics, the Process Intensification Network, HEXAG - the Heat Exchange Action Group and the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. |
| URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/6909 |
| ISBN: | 978-1-902316-72-7 978-1-902316-73-4 |
| Appears in Collections: | Brunel Institute for Bioengineering (BIB) The Brunel Collection |
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