Journal
MICROFLUIDICS AND NANOFLUIDICS
Volume 21, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-017-2019-z
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11572013, 11702007]
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This paper discusses the studies on the internal flow field of droplets traveling in a rectangular microchannel by means of microparticle image velocimetry, specifically concentrating on the effects of capillary number, viscosity ratio and interfacial tension. The flow topology is predominantly dependent on the capillary number. It shows that the evident transitions from three pairs of recirculation zones at lower capillary numbers to one pair of recirculation zones near the sidewalls with low velocity in the central area at intermediate capillary numbers, then to a pair of recirculation zones closest to the axial center-line with high velocity in the central area at higher capillary numbers. There are two critical capillary numbers increasing with viscosity ratio in the evolution of flow features. Droplet size only influences two velocity components values other than the flow topology within intervals separated by the critical values. The equilibrium mechanism of viscous friction force and Marangoni stress dominate the internal topological transition in a surfactant added system. The obtained internal fluid phenomena inside droplets are beneficial to provide a guideline for screening of biochemical reaction conditions in the device.
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