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Abstract This research work depicts the pressure drop characteristics of single-phase as well as aqueous-organic liquid-liquid two-phase flow through the rectangular serpentine millichannel in a horizontal orientation. Experiments were performed to investigate the pressure drops for both single and immiscible two component liquid-liquid aqueous-organic flows through the same rectangular serpentine channel with medium sand packing. The experimental results are enunciated with the available models for both empty and packed channels. Empirical models are developed to predict the pressure drop and friction factor for both single and two-component liquid-liquid flows through the prescribed serpentine geometry based on operating variables. The present work may be useful for further understanding of the multiphase system in the serpentine micro-dimensional unit for its design and development.