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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:
Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing 2023, 19(10), 2471-2480. https://doi.org/10.32604/fdmp.2023.028661
Received 31 December 2022; Accepted 03 April 2023; Issue published 25 June 2023
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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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
Vancouver Style
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