A parametric study of droplet deformation through a microfluidic contraction: Low viscosity Newtonian droplets

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 5149-5158

  Harvie, D J E ^a   Davidson, M R ^a   Cooper White, J J ^b   Rudman, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Contraction; Droplet; Microfluidics; Volume of fluid (VOF)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; SHRINKAGE; VISCOSITY;

DROPLET SURFACE; DROPLETS; MICROFLUIDICS; VOLUME OF FLUID (VOF);

DROP FORMATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP FORMATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; SHRINKAGE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33744533955     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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