Lattice Boltzmann simulation of droplet generation in a microfluidic cross-junction

Communications in Computational Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1235-1256

  Liu, Haihu ^a   Zhang, Yonghao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Droplet generation; Lattice Boltzmann method; Microdroplet technology; Multiphase flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951983136     PISSN: 18152406     EISSN: 19917120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4208/cicp.231009.101110s     Document Type: Article

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