Droplet arrangement and coalescence in diverging/converging microchannels

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 687-696

  Jose, Bibin M ^a   Cubaud, Thomas ^a  

^a Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

Emulsion; Flow pattern; Hydrodynamic coupling; Lattice; Multiphase flow; Pore

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY NUMBERS; CONTROL PARAMETERS; DILUTE EMULSIONS; DROPLET CONCENTRATION; DROPLET INTERACTION; DROPLET LATTICE; DROPLET VELOCITY; EXTERNAL PHASE; HYDRODYNAMIC COUPLING; IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS; LATTICE; MICRO GEOMETRY; MICROFLOWS; MICROFLUIDIC CHAMBERS; MINIMAL DISTANCE; MONODISPERSE; MULTIPHASE TRANSPORT; PORE; RECOMBINATION PROCESS; RESIDENCE TIME;

COALESCENCE; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FLOCCULATION; FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; MICROCHANNELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

DROPS;

EID: 84860810871     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-011-0909-z     Document Type: Article

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