Numerical simulation of junction point pressure during droplet formation in a microfluidic T-junction

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 84, Issue , 2012, Pages 591-601

  Yan, Y ^a   Guo, D ^a   Wen, S Z ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drop; Droplet microfluidics; Dynamic simulation; Microfluidic T junction; Multiphase flow; Numerical analysis

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY NUMBERS; DISPERSED PHASE; DROPLET FLOW; DROPLET FORMATION; DROPLET FORMATION PROCESS; DROPLET MICROFLUIDICS; IMMISCIBLE LIQUIDS; JETTING REGIMES; JUNCTION POINT; LEVEL SET METHOD; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; PRESSURE PROFILES; SMALL SPHERES; T JUNCTIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; TRANSITION REGIMES;

CONTACT ANGLE; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARALLEL FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84867077937     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.08.055     Document Type: Article

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