Gas-liquid flow in T-junction microfluidic devices with a new perpendicular rupturing flow route

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 428-433

  Tan, J ^a   Li, S W ^a   Wang, K ^a   Luo, G S ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Angle of intersection; Microfluidic; Monodisperse; T junction

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; INTERSECTIONS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; RANGE FINDING; TWO PHASE FLOW; VEHICULAR TUNNELS;

ANGLE OF INTERSECTION; DISPERSED FLOWS; FLOW ROUTES; GAS BUBBLES; GAS LIQUIDS; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; INTERFACIAL TENSIONS; INTERSECTION ANGLES; LIQUID FLOWS; LIQUID PHASE; MICROFLUIDIC; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNELS; MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES; MONODISPERSE; SHEAR FORCES; T-JUNCTION; TWO PHASES; TWO-PHASE FLOWS;

GASES;

EID: 58349112136     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2008.10.024     Document Type: Article

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