Thermally controlled droplet formation in flow focusing geometry: Formation regimes and effect of nanoparticle suspension

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2008, Pages

  Tan, Say Hwa ^a   Sohel Murshed, S M ^a   Nguyen, Nam Trung ^a   Wong, Teck Neng ^a   Yobas, Levent ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEIONIZED WATER; DROP BREAKUP; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; FLOW RATE; FLUID MECHANICS; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); TITANIUM; TITANIUM OXIDES;

AQUEOUS FLUIDS; CAPILLARY NUMBERS; CONSTANT FLOW; DROPLET BREAK-UP; DROPLET FORMATION; DROPLET FORMATION PROCESS; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW-FOCUSING GEOMETRY; MICRO HEATERS; MICROFLUIDIC FLOW-FOCUSING DEVICE; NANO FLUIDS; NANOPARTICLE SUSPENSIONS; WATER-BASED;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 49749127277     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/16/165501     Document Type: Article

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