Droplet breakup in microfluidic T-junctions at small capillary numbers

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Jullien, M C ^a   Tsang Mui Ching, M J ^a   Cohen, C ^a   Menetrier, L ^a   Tabeling, P ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; FLUIDIC DEVICES; INTERSECTIONS; MICROFLUIDICS;

ANALYTICAL THEORY; CAPILLARY NUMBERS; CONTINUOUS PHASIS; CRITICAL DROPLETS; DROPLET BREAKUP; MICROFLUIDIC T JUNCTIONS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; VISCOSITY RATIOS;

DROP BREAKUP;

EID: 70350728976     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3170983     Document Type: Article

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11. In Ref. the authors refer to the maximal extension and found & Chi=1.3. In a private communication the authors communicated to us the value related to the initial extension.