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Droplet Formation in a T-junction Microfluidic Device in the Presence of an Electric Field
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Ahmad, Zeeshan |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | In this work, the effect of applying an electric field on droplet formation in a T-junction microfluidic device is examined by simulations based on a recent technique known as lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). The electric field is applied in the main channel just beyond the confluence of the continuous and dispersed phases. A combined electrohydrodynamics-multiphase model that can simulate the flow of immiscible fluids in the presence of an electric field is developed and validated. The same model is then applied to study the droplet formation process in a T-junction microfluidic device at a capillary number of 0.01 and at different dispersed to continuous phase flow rate ratios. Results show that there is a decrease in the droplet size and an increase in formation frequency as the electric field is increased. The interplay of the electric and interfacial forces on droplet formation is investigated. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/azeeshan/files/InterPACKICNMM2015-48388.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Confluence Continuous Phase Electrical junction Electroconvulsive Therapy Lattice Boltzmann methods Liquid substance Microchip Analytical Devices Simulation electric field lean body mass |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
