Microdroplet coalescences at microchannel junctions with different collision angles

AIChE Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 643-649

  Wang, Kai ^a   Lu, Yangcheng ^a   Yang, Lu ^a   Luo, Guangsheng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Critical capillary number; Film drainage theory; Microchannel junction; Microdroplet

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY NUMBERS; CHEMICAL DEVICES; CHEMICAL PROCESS; COLLISION ANGLES; CONTACT TIME; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; DROPLET COLLISION; DROPLET SIZES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FILM DRAINAGE; FREE FLOWING; MICRO DROPLETS; MICROCHANNEL JUNCTIONS; MICROSTRUCTURED DEVICES; MODEL EQUATIONS; NONCOALESCENCE; WORKING SYSTEMS;

CAPILLARITY; DROPS; MICROCHANNELS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

COALESCENCE;

EID: 84872846440     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.13825     Document Type: Article

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