Interfacial flows in corrugated microchannels: Flow regimes, transitions and hysteresis

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1266-1276

  Ahmadlouydarab, Majid ^a   Liu, Zhong Sheng ^b   Feng, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cahn Hilliard model; Gas liquid two phase flow; Microfluidics; Moving contact line; Porous media

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR FLOWS; BODY FORCES; CAHN-HILLIARD MODEL; CAPILLARY FORCE; CHANNEL WALL; CONTACT LINE MOTION; CREEPING FLOWS; DROPLET FLOW; FLOW PARAMETERS; FLOW REGIMES; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INITIAL CONFIGURATION; INTERFACIAL FLOWS; LIQUID FLOW; LIQUID SATURATION; MOVING CONTACT LINES; OPERATING CONDITION; PRESSURE-DRIVEN; REGIME MAP; SHARP CORNERS;

HYSTERESIS; LIQUIDS; MICROFLUIDICS; PHASE INTERFACES; POROUS MATERIALS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 80053277562     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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