Scaling of the bubble formation in a flow-focusing device: Role of the liquid viscosity

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 213-219

  Lu, Yutao ^a   Fu, Taotao ^a   Zhu, Chunying ^a   Ma, Youguang ^a   Li, Huai Z ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Bubble; Complex fluids; Hydrodynamics; Interface; Multiphase flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; FLOW RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MULTIPHASE FLOW; SHEARING;

BUBBLE; COMPLEX FLUIDS; FLOW-FOCUSING DEVICES; HIGH-SPEED DIGITAL CAMERAS; POWER-LAW FUNCTIONS; SHEARING MECHANISMS; SQUARE CROSS-SECTION; SQUEEZING MECHANISM;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84889572960     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.11.017     Document Type: Article

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