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Effect of surfactants during drop formation in a microfluidic channel: a combined experimental and computational fluid dynamics approach

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JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
卷 961, 期 -, 页码 -

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CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2023.213

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drops; microfluidics; multiphase flow

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The effect of surfactants on flow characteristics during rapid drop formation in a microchannel was investigated using various techniques. Results showed strong circulation patterns in the forming drop in the absence of surfactants, which decreased with increasing surfactant concentration. The study also observed the surfactant concentration profiles at different stages of drop formation and the impact of Marangoni stresses on the velocity profile inside the drop.
The effect of surfactants on the flow characteristics during rapid drop formation in a microchannel is investigated using high-speed imaging, micro-particle image velocimetry and numerical simulations; the latter are performed using a three- dimensional multiphase solver that accounts for the transport of soluble surfactants in the bulk and at the interface. Drops are generated in a flow-focusing microchannel, using silicone oil (4.6mPa s) as the continuous phase and a 52% w/w glycerol solution as the dispersed phase. A non-ionic surfactant (Triton X-100) is dissolved in the dispersed phase at concentrations below and above the critical micelle concentration. Good agreement is found between experimental and numerical data for the drop size, drop formation time and circulation patterns. The results reveal strong circulation patterns in the forming drop in the absence of surfactants, whose intensity decreases with increasing surfactant concentration. The surfactant concentration profiles in the bulk and at the interface are shown for all stages of drop formation. The surfactant interfacial concentration is large at the front and the back of the forming drop, while the neck region is almost surfactant free. Marangoni stresses develop away from the neck, contributing to changes in the velocity profile inside the drop.

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