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Effect of Velocity Ratio, Viscosity Ratio, Contact Angle, and Channel Size Ratio on Droplet Formation

Mohammed Bourega*, Ibrahim Kromba, Khadidja Fellah Arbi, Sofiane Soulimane

Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Abu Bakr Belkaid University, Tlemcen, 13000, Algeria

* Corresponding Author: Mohammed Bourega. Email: email

Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2023, 19(10), 2471-2480. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2023.028661

Abstract

This study uses a T-junction to examine the effects of different parameters (velocity ratio, viscosity, contact angle, and channel size ratio) on the generation of microdroplets, related rate, and size. More specifically, numerical simulations are exploited to investigate situations with a velocity varying from 0.004 to 1.6 m/s for the continuous phase and from 0.004 to 0.8 m/s for the dispersed phase, viscosity ratios (0.668, 1, 6.689, 10, 66.899), contact angle 80° < θ < 270° and four different canal size ratios (1, 1.5, 2 and 4). The results show that canal size influences droplet size and the generation rate. The contact angle has an impact on the form and the quality of generated droplets. Moreover, the relationship between velocity and viscosity ratios, droplet size, and generation rate is non-monotonic.

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Effect of Velocity Ratio, Viscosity Ratio, Contact Angle, and Channel Size Ratio on Droplet Formation

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APA Style
Bourega, M., Kromba, I., Arbi, K.F., Soulimane, S. (2023). Effect of velocity ratio, viscosity ratio, contact angle, and channel size ratio on droplet formation. Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, 19(10), 2471-2480. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2023.028661
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Bourega M, Kromba I, Arbi KF, Soulimane S. Effect of velocity ratio, viscosity ratio, contact angle, and channel size ratio on droplet formation. Fluid Dyn Mater Proc. 2023;19(10):2471-2480 https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2023.028661
IEEE Style
M. Bourega, I. Kromba, K.F. Arbi, and S. Soulimane "Effect of Velocity Ratio, Viscosity Ratio, Contact Angle, and Channel Size Ratio on Droplet Formation," Fluid Dyn. Mater. Proc., vol. 19, no. 10, pp. 2471-2480. 2023. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2023.028661



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