2008
DOI: 10.1063/1.2911716
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Capillary threads and viscous droplets in square microchannels

Abstract: We experimentally study the formation and evolution of threads containing more viscous liquids surrounded by less viscous, immiscible liquids through hydrodynamic focusing in square microchannels. Over a large range of viscosities and interfacial tensions, five characteristic regimes of flow behavior are identified: threading, jetting, dripping, tubing, and displacement. We locate the boundaries between these regimes on a flow map based on the capillary number of each fluid. In the jetting and the dripping reg… Show more

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“…In flow-focusing devices, it is possible to create long jets, but in general these eventually break up due to jetting or dripping. 3 The thread stability can be significantly increased by using specific geometries, 4 surfactants, 5,6 or visco-elastic fluids. 7 Another route to generate strings is by coalescence in a confined blend.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In flow-focusing devices, it is possible to create long jets, but in general these eventually break up due to jetting or dripping. 3 The thread stability can be significantly increased by using specific geometries, 4 surfactants, 5,6 or visco-elastic fluids. 7 Another route to generate strings is by coalescence in a confined blend.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Одними из основных параметров, опре-деляющими условия формирования эмульсии, являются капиллярные числа непрерывной и дисперсной фаз. В микрофлюидном чипе с фокусировкой потока в зави-симости от соотношения между капиллярными числами формирование эмульсии может происходить в капающем или струйном режиме [17]. Преимуществом использо-вания топологии фокусировки потока являются более широкие возможности управления режимом генерации капель.…”
Section: микрофлюидные чипы с фокусировкой потокаunclassified
“…21,22 In general, it is thought that BOAS structure occurs mostly in viscoelastic fluids 22 and is an unstable structure, which evolves continually and breaks eventually. [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] Flow patterns determine the inter-relations of fluids in a microdevice and are an important parameter to control. Common methods for adjusting microfluidic flow patterns include varying the fluid flow rates, fluid properties, and channel geometries.…”
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confidence: 99%