Modeling of Droplet Generation by a Modified T-Junction Device Using COMSOL

Lei Lei; Hong Bo Zhang; Donald J. Bergstrom; Bing Zhang; Wen Jun Zhang

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.705.112

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Modeling of Droplet Generation by a Modified T-Junction Device Using COMSOL

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This paper presents a numerical study of the formation of droplets in a novel two-dimensional T-junction device by using a commercial CFD package: COMSOL Multiphysics. Numerical simulations were carried out for different flow conditions. Different flow rates lead to four regimes: continuous flow, droplet generation, detached, and stalled. The capillary number of the cross-flow turns out to be the key factors in the droplet generation process. The simulation results are validated by comparison to the existing experimental data.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 705)

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Lei Lei*, Hong Bo Zhang, Donald J. Bergstrom, Bing Zhang, Wen Jun Zhang

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CFD, Droplets Generation, Modeling, Simulation, T-Junction

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