Bubble formation in a step-emulsification microdevice: hydrodynamic effects in the cavity
Bubble formation in a step-emulsification microdevice: hydrodynamic effects in the cavity
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jiec.2020.12.013
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发表时间:
2021-02
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
Zhiwei Zhang;Zhong-Zheng Wang;F. Bao;Mengyu Fan;Shaokun Jiang;Chunying Zhu;Youguang Ma;Taotao Fu
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作者:
Zhiwei Zhang;Zhong-Zheng Wang;F. Bao;Mengyu Fan;Shaokun Jiang;Chunying Zhu;Youguang Ma;Taotao Fu
This study focuses on the generation of bubbles in a step-emulsification microdevice via a two-angle photography method. It's found that the bubble generation mechanism is controlled by the interfacial tension, below a critical capillary number; while controlled by viscous force, inertial force and the disturbance induced by the bubble swarm, above the critical capillary number. From the two-angle photography method, a model is established for predicting the bubble size, by taking into account of the dynamic contact angle between gas-liquid interface and wall, and the hydrodynamic feedback of the cavity on bubble formation via the quantification of resistance by the volume fraction of gas in the cavity.