Bubble formation in non-Newtonian fluids in a microfluidic T-junction

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 438-442

  Fu, Taotao ^a,b   Ma, Youguang ^a   Funfschilling, Denis ^b   Li, Huai Z ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Breakup; Bubble formation; Microfluidic T junction; Non Newtonian fluid; Scaling law

Indexed keywords

BREAKUP; BUBBLE SIZE; CONSTANT SPEED; GAIN INSIGHT; GAS AND LIQUID FLOWS; HIGH-SPEED DIGITAL CAMERAS; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; PINCHOFF; POLYACRYLAMIDES; T JUNCTIONS;

BUBBLE FORMATION; CAMERAS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUIDIC DEVICES; FLUIDS; MICROFLUIDICS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; RHEOLOGY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOUS FLOW;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

EID: 79955124338     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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