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Viscosity Ratio Influence on Liquid-Liquid Flow in a T-shaped Microchannel. / Kovalev, Alexander V.; Yagodnitsyna, Anna A.; Bilsky, Artur V.
In: Chemical Engineering and Technology, Vol. 44, No. 2, 02.2021, p. 365-370.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Viscosity Ratio Influence on Liquid-Liquid Flow in a T-shaped Microchannel
AU - Kovalev, Alexander V.
AU - Yagodnitsyna, Anna A.
AU - Bilsky, Artur V.
N1 - Funding Information: The reported study was funded by the RFBR (Russian Foundation for Basic Research), project number 19‐38‐90175. The experimental facilities for measuring the physical properties of liquids were supported by a state contract with IT SB RAS. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - The ratio of the dispersed phase viscosity to that of the continuous phase is a critical parameter for microfluidic two-phase flows. Here, the influence of the viscosity ratio on liquid-liquid flow in T-shaped microchannels is studied experimentally. Three basic flow patterns, i.e., parallel, plug, and droplet flow, are observed for different sets of immiscible liquids. Flow pattern maps are plotted and generalized using a combination of Weber and Ohnesorge dimensionless numbers. In the plug flow pattern, interface deformations occur for low viscosity ratios. Existing correlations from the literature are tested against experimental data for plug velocity and lengths. Despite the significant plug interface deformations, the influence of the viscosity ratio on the plug length and velocity is negligible.
AB - The ratio of the dispersed phase viscosity to that of the continuous phase is a critical parameter for microfluidic two-phase flows. Here, the influence of the viscosity ratio on liquid-liquid flow in T-shaped microchannels is studied experimentally. Three basic flow patterns, i.e., parallel, plug, and droplet flow, are observed for different sets of immiscible liquids. Flow pattern maps are plotted and generalized using a combination of Weber and Ohnesorge dimensionless numbers. In the plug flow pattern, interface deformations occur for low viscosity ratios. Existing correlations from the literature are tested against experimental data for plug velocity and lengths. Despite the significant plug interface deformations, the influence of the viscosity ratio on the plug length and velocity is negligible.
KW - Flow patterns
KW - Liquid-liquid flows
KW - Microchannels
KW - Plug flows
KW - Viscosity ratios
KW - DROPLET FORMATION
KW - liquid flows
KW - RECTANGULAR MICROCHANNEL
KW - HYDRODYNAMICS
KW - PATTERNS
KW - MASS-TRANSFER
KW - Liquid‐
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097795498&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/ceat.202000396
DO - 10.1002/ceat.202000396
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85097795498
VL - 44
SP - 365
EP - 370
JO - Chemical Engineering and Technology
JF - Chemical Engineering and Technology
SN - 0930-7516
IS - 2
ER -
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