摘要
On the basis of a volume of fluid(VOF)liquid/liquid interface tracking method,we apply a two-dimensional model to investigate the dynamic behaviors of droplet breakup through a splitting microchannel.The feasibility and applicability of the theoretical model are experimentally validated.Four flow regimes are observed in the splitting microchannel,that is,breakup with permanent obstruction,breakup with temporary obstruction,breakup with tunnels,and non-breakup.The results indicate that the increase of the capillary number Ca provides considerable upstream pressure to accelerate the droplet deformation,which is favorable for the droplet breakup.The decrease of the droplet size contributes to its shape changing from the plug to the sphere,which results in weakening droplet deformation ability and generating the nonbreakup flow regime.
作者
高崴
于程
姚峰
Wei Gao;Cheng Yu;Feng Yao(School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,Harvard University,Cambridge,MA 02138,USA;Department of Mechanical Engineering,University of Hawaii at Manoa,Honolulu,HI 96822,USA;Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application,School of Environmental Science and Engineering,Suzhou University of Science and Technology,Suzhou 215009,China)
