The Research of Fluid in the Cross Micro-Channel

Abstract:

The phenomenon of laminar flow in the micro-channel is demonstrated by the software simulation. It shows different velocity produces different flow layer. Water-in-oil droplets are obtained by the experiments. These experiments take water as the dispersed phase and take the oil as the continuous phase. Analyze forming process and forming factors of the droplets and the column flow. The main factors of forming droplets are surface tension, viscosity shear force and the liquid velocity. The size of droplet is associated with the flow and channel width of two liquids. Changing the pressure of the inlet can obtain droplets in different size.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 989-994)
• Pages: 3354-3358
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.989-994.3354
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Jian Yi Li, Wei Zhou, Xu Zhang, Yun Feng Jiang, Li Yang, Si Xiang Zhang*
• Keywords: Droplets, Laminar Flow, Micro-Channel, Surface Tension

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