The experimental observation and modelling of microdroplet formation within a plastic microcapillary array

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 4758-4764

  Hallmark, Bart ^a   Parmar, Chirag ^a   Walker, David ^a   Hornung, Christian H ^a   Mackley, Malcolm R ^a   Davidson, John F ^a  

^a Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Droplet generation; Fluid mechanics; Laminar flow; Mathematical modelling; Microfluidics; Multiphase flow

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS DROPLETS; AQUEOUS LIQUIDS; CONTINUOUS PHASE; CONTINUOUS PHASIS; DISPERSED PHASE; DROPLET DIAMETERS; DROPLET GENERATION; EMULSION FORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW GEOMETRIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; MICRO DROPLETS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROCAPILLARY ARRAYS; MICROCAPILLARY FILMS; ORGANIC LIQUID; SIMPLE MODEL; T JUNCTIONS; TWO PHASIS; TWO-PHASE LIQUID;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); DROP FORMATION; EMULSIFICATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; LIQUIDS; MECHANICS; MICROFLUIDICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 70349631366     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.04.027     Document Type: Article

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