The Effect of Oil Viscosity on Droplet Generation Rate and Droplet Size in a T-Junction Microfluidic Droplet Generator
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design and Fabrication
2.2. Droplet Generation
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effect of the Continuous Phase Viscosity on Droplet Sizes
3.2. Effect of the Continuous Phase Viscosity on Droplet Generation Rates
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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PW:PO (mbar) | 5 cSt | 7 cSt | 10 cSt | 15 cSt |
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30:40 | 68.3 ± 2.0 | 57.0 ± 1.7 | 51.0 ± 1.7 | 46.3 ± 1.8 |
60:80 | 43.6 ± 2.1 | 39.5 ± 1.8 | 35.5 ± 1.7 | 32.2 ± 0.9 |
90:120 | 37.1 ± 1.8 | 33.4 ± 2.0 | 31.0 ± 1.0 | 28.9 ± 0.9 |
120:160 | 34.0 ± 1.9 | 30.7 ± 0.9 | 28.1 ± 1.0 | 26.0 ± 1.1 |
150:200 | 32.1 ± 1.0 | 29.1 ± 1.1 | 26.9 ± 1.1 | 25.1 ± 1.3 |
PW:PO (mbar) | 5 cSt | 7 cSt | 10 cSt | 15 cSt |
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30:40 | 76 ± 1 | 66 ± 1 | 54 ± 1 | 45 ± 0 |
60:80 | 157 ± 0 | 126 ± 2 | 107 ± 3 | 93 ± 2 |
90:120 | 239 ± 8 | 215 ± 6 | 182 ± 6 | 149 ± 1 |
120:160 | 375 ± 3 | 334 ± 6 | 283 ± 3 | 223 ± 3 |
150:200 | 581 ± 12 | 499 ± 12 | 411 ± 12 | 305 ± 8 |
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Yao, J.; Lin, F.; Kim, H.S.; Park, J. The Effect of Oil Viscosity on Droplet Generation Rate and Droplet Size in a T-Junction Microfluidic Droplet Generator. Micromachines 2019, 10, 808. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10120808
Yao J, Lin F, Kim HS, Park J. The Effect of Oil Viscosity on Droplet Generation Rate and Droplet Size in a T-Junction Microfluidic Droplet Generator. Micromachines. 2019; 10(12):808. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10120808
Chicago/Turabian StyleYao, Junyi, Fan Lin, Hyun Soo Kim, and Jaewon Park. 2019. "The Effect of Oil Viscosity on Droplet Generation Rate and Droplet Size in a T-Junction Microfluidic Droplet Generator" Micromachines 10, no. 12: 808. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10120808