The fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics for a laminar flow in a two-dimensional grooved microchannel has been numerically investigated. A suitable range of parameters such as Reynolds numbers, volume fraction, and groove offset are studied. The characteristics are investigated for various offsets in the grooved microchannel. The results specify an increase in heat transfer performance with increase in volume fraction, Reynolds number, and offset between upper and lower grooves. The offset 1 (δx=1) is found to be the most efficient groove arrangement with a high Nusselt number maintaining the least pressure drop coefficient.
With growing importance of microchannel in notable fields like medical, aerospace, food industry, it is necessary to improve the accuracy of pre-determining the mean droplet size to its maximum. We have analysed the various parameters that can influence the bubble size formed. Our main objective is to derive a relationship between diameter of microchannel, length of the junction, emulsion flow rate, and mean droplet diameter so that we would be able to determine the emulsion properties beforehand. It was found that bubble size increases as flowrate of continuous phase decreases.
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