화학공학소재연구정보센터
AIChE Journal, Vol.64, No.2, 730-739, 2018
Dynamic formation and scaling law of hollow droplet with gas/oil/water system in dual-coaxial microfluidic devices
Based on the one-step microfluidic method of producing hollow droplet with thin film, this article studies the effect of water and oil flow rate, gas pressure, and viscosity of aqueous phase on the dynamic formation and size of hollow droplet by analyzing large amounts of data acquired automatically. The results show that the filling stage of hollow droplet is similar to that of microbubble formation, while the necking stage is similar to that of droplet formation process. Furthermore, based on the data and mathematical model describing droplet formation mechanism, a filling stage model including Capillary number of continuous phase is developed. Considering the dynamic interface breakup and displacement of droplet in necking stage, a necking stage model is developed. The results show that the model results considering filling and necking stage fit well with the experimental data, and the relative error is less than 5%. Finally, the same model with parameters is used to predict the size of hollow droplet with other systems and devices, and the model is proved to be relative precise in our experimental conditions. The results presented in this work provide a more in-depth understanding of the dynamic formation and scaling law of hollow droplet with G/L/L systems in microfluidic devices. (c) 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 64: 730-739, 2018