Lattice Boltzmann simulation of drop formation in T-junction microchannel
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DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2017.05.108
Abstract: Abstract In this study, we numerically studied the drop formation in the ordinary and modified T-junction microchannels. The lattice Boltzmann method based on the pesudo-potential method is utilized for the multiphase flow simulation. The results… read more here.
Keywords: drop; lattice boltzmann; geometry; junction ... See more keywords
Slip-enhanced drop formation in a liquid falling down a vertical fibre
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DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2017.202
Abstract: For a liquid film falling down along a vertical fibre, classical theory (Kalliadasis & Chang J. Fluid Mech., vol. 261, 1994, pp. 135–168; Yu & Hinch J. Fluid Mech., vol. 737, 2013, pp. 232–248) showed… read more here.
Keywords: slip; stix; unicode stix; stix x1d6ec ... See more keywords
Effect of surfactants during drop formation in a microfluidic channel: a combined experimental and computational fluid dynamics approach
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DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2023.213
Abstract: Abstract The effect of surfactants on the flow characteristics during rapid drop formation in a microchannel is investigated using high-speed imaging, micro-particle image velocimetry and numerical simulations; the latter are performed using a three- dimensional… read more here.
Keywords: effect surfactants; drop formation; drop; concentration ... See more keywords
Computational analysis of self-similar capillary-driven thinning and pinch-off dynamics during dripping using the volume-of-fluid method
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5061715
Abstract: Drop formation and detachment involve large topological changes, including the formation of a fluid neck that thins down due to surface tension-driven flows, and at the neck pinch-off, properties like Laplace pressure display a finite… read more here.
Keywords: viscosity; fluid; method; formation ... See more keywords