2011
DOI: 10.1039/c0lc00731e
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Microbubble generation in a co-flow device operated in a new regime

Abstract: A new regime of operation of PDMS-based flow-focusing microfluidic devices is presented. We show that monodisperse microbubbles with diameters below one-tenth of the channel width (here w = 50 μm) can be produced in low viscosity liquids thanks to a strong pressure gradient in the entrance region of the channel. In this new regime bubbles are generated at the tip of a long and stable gas ligament whose diameter, which can be varied by tuning appropriately the gas and liquid flow rates, is substantially smaller… Show more

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“…This geometry-controlled regime was observed at lower gas pressures (P  41.3 kPa) or liquid flow rates (Q l  58 L/min). At higher gas pressures (P > 41.3 kPa) and liquid flow rates (Q l > 58 L/min), [196] a flow-controlled regime was observed. In this regime, the gas thread width was less than the width of the nozzle, was located in the center of the nozzle, and stayed downstream of the nozzle.…”
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“…This geometry-controlled regime was observed at lower gas pressures (P  41.3 kPa) or liquid flow rates (Q l  58 L/min). At higher gas pressures (P > 41.3 kPa) and liquid flow rates (Q l > 58 L/min), [196] a flow-controlled regime was observed. In this regime, the gas thread width was less than the width of the nozzle, was located in the center of the nozzle, and stayed downstream of the nozzle.…”
Section: Microbubble Generation Regimesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Regarding size, Gañ á n-Calvo et al [205], [207] [196] derived a scaling law for 2-D co-flow devices with a square cross-section nozzle that was similar to Equation 7-3 except the exponent was 5/12 (flow conditions were: Re  100; We  1, and Q g /Q l < 0.03). Garstecki et al [208], [211] reported a different scaling law for the volume of a MB produced in a shortchannel nozzle FFMD with rectangular cross-section…”
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