Droplet Formation by Rupture of Vibration-Induced Interfacial Fingers

By imposing vibration to a core-annular flow of an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) with ultralow interfacial tension, we observe a liquid finger protruding from the interface of an expanding jet. We find that the protruded finger breaks up only when its length-to-width ratio exceeds a threshold valu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 34(2018), 3 vom: 23. Jan., Seite 926-932
1. Verfasser: Mak, Sze Yi (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Chao, Youchuang, Rahman, Shakurur, Shum, Ho Cheung
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Zusammenfassung:By imposing vibration to a core-annular flow of an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) with ultralow interfacial tension, we observe a liquid finger protruding from the interface of an expanding jet. We find that the protruded finger breaks up only when its length-to-width ratio exceeds a threshold value. The breakup follows a constant wavelength-to-width ratio that is consistent with that of breakup under Rayleigh-Plateau instability. The mechanism is applicable to aqueous two-phase systems with a large range of viscosity ratios. The protruded finger can break up into small droplets that are monodisperse in size, controllable in generation frequency under a wide range of flow rates. This work suggests a way to generate small water-water droplets with high monodispersity and production rate from a single nozzle
Beschreibung:Date Completed 06.07.2018
Date Revised 06.07.2018
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02633