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Title: | Motion of a droplet through microfluidic ratchets | Authors: | Liu, Jing Yap, Yit Fatt Nguyen, Nam-Trung |
Keywords: | DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering | Issue Date: | 2009 | Source: | Liu, J., Yap, Y. F., & Nguyen, N. T. (2009). Motion of a droplet through microfluidic ratchets. Physical Review E, 80(4). | Series/Report no.: | Physical review E | Abstract: | We report numerical and experimental studies on a droplet moving through an array of mirofluidic ratchets. Droplets are formed at a T junction and subsequently forced through microfluidic ratchets in the form of diffuser/nozzle structures. At the same flow rates of the continuous and the dispersed phases, the velocity of the droplet is determined by the viscosity of the continuous phase and the interfacial tension between the two phases. Both numerical and experimental results show that the velocity of the droplet increases with increasing capillary number. The droplet velocity is higher than the mean velocity of the fluid system and increases with increasing viscosity of the continuous phase or decreasing interfacial tension. In all experiments, the droplet moves faster in the diffuser direction than in the nozzle direction. Our findings allow the development of a measurement approach for interfacial tension. The rectification characteristics can be used for the development of micropumps for multiphase systems. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94693 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7745 |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevE.80.046319 | Rights: | © 2009 American Physical Society. This paper was published in Physical Review E and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Physical Society. The paper can be found at: [DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.80.046319]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. | Fulltext Permission: | open | Fulltext Availability: | With Fulltext |
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