Two-phase microfluidic flows

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1394-1411

  Zhao, Chun Xia ^a   Middelberg, Anton P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Droplet formation; Emulsions; Flow patterns; Microfluidics; Two phase flows

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX EMULSIONS; CONTROLLED PROCESS; CONTROLLED PROPERTIES; CONTROLLED REACTIONS; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER; DROPLET FORMATION; GAS LIQUIDS; IN-PROCESS; LIQUID-LIQUID SYSTEMS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC FLOW; MICROFLUIDIC METHOD; MICROFLUIDIC TECHNOLOGIES; NEW APPROACHES; NEW PRODUCT; PRECISE CONTROL; PROCESS EQUIPMENTS; RECENT PROGRESS; TWO PHASE SYSTEMS;

COALESCENCE; DROP FORMATION; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FLOW PATTERNS; LIQUIDS; MICROFLUIDICS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 79952311727     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.08.038     Document Type: Article

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