Numerical simulation of microdroplet formation in coflowing immiscible liquids

AIChE Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2534-2548

  Hua, Jinsong ^a   Zhang, Baili ^a   Lou, Jing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Coflowing fluid; Droplet formation; Front tracking method; Monodisperse droplet; Multiphase flow; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP FORMATION; MICROFLUIDICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NOZZLES; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE TENSION;

COFLOWING FLUID; DROPLET FORMATION; FRONT TRACKING METHOD; MONODISPERSE DROPLET;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP FORMATION; MICROFLUIDICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NOZZLES; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 35248851200     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11287     Document Type: Article

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