화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.54, 408-420, October, 2017
Breakup dynamics of ferrofluid droplet in a microfluidic T-junction
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This paper investigated the breakup dynamics of ferrofluid droplet in a microfluidic T-junction with the magnetic field. Droplet breakup types with permanent obstruction, part obstruction and without obstruction were observed. The droplet breakup processes with permanent and part obstruction could be divided into squeezing, transition and pinch-off stages. The minimum width of droplet neck could be scaled as power-law relationships with time for squeezing stage and with remaining time for the last two stages. The droplet breakup process without obstruction has only last two stages. The results show that the magnetic field could affect the dynamics of droplet breakup.
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