Characterization of emulsification at flat microchannel Y junctions

Y junctions with a large width-to-depth ratio were used for the emulsification of hexadecane in various ethanol-water mixtures with different static interfacial tension and viscosity. The resulting droplets were monodisperse. To describe droplet size a force-balance model was derived and was found t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 25(2009), 6 vom: 09. Apr., Seite 3396-401
1. Verfasser: Steegmans, Maartje L J (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Schroën, Karin G P H, Boom, Remko M
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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Zusammenfassung:Y junctions with a large width-to-depth ratio were used for the emulsification of hexadecane in various ethanol-water mixtures with different static interfacial tension and viscosity. The resulting droplets were monodisperse. To describe droplet size a force-balance model was derived and was found to apply well. The model shows that the droplet size scales with the channel depth, and with the square root of the inverse capillary number (Ca-1/2) based on the continuous phase, the disperse-phase flow rate was found to be unimportant
Beschreibung:Date Completed 15.09.2009
Date Revised 26.08.2009
published: Print
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la8035852