Abstract
The interface between intersecting microfluidic multicomponent flow is investigated experimentally. The system studied has a main channel and an intersecting (at 90 degrees) daughter channel and the fluid is a water-microsphere mixture. Flow visualization is achieved using confocal fluorescence microscopy. Microsphere solutions of 2% and 4% spheres (by weight) are investigated and compared to each other as well as all water flows. A three-dimensional rendering of the location and shape of the interface at the junction for different flow ratios (daughter flow to total) is examined for a combined flow Reynolds number of approximately one. The interface downstream of the junction is reasonably planer (two-dimensional) and the presence of microspheres does not appear to strongly influence the location of the flow interface.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 2008 Proceedings of ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2008 |
| Pages | 43-47 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Edition | PART A |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 15 2009 |
| Event | 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2008 - Boston, MA, United States Duration: Oct 31 2008 → Nov 6 2008 |
Publication series
| Name | ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings |
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| Number | PART A |
| Volume | 10 |
Other
| Other | 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2008 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Boston, MA |
| Period | 10/31/08 → 11/6/08 |
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Flow of microsphere solutions in converging microchannels. / Reedy-Cooper, Alexis; Macken, Nelson.
2008 Proceedings of ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2008. PART A. ed. 2009. p. 43-47 (ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings; Vol. 10, No. PART A).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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N2 - The interface between intersecting microfluidic multicomponent flow is investigated experimentally. The system studied has a main channel and an intersecting (at 90 degrees) daughter channel and the fluid is a water-microsphere mixture. Flow visualization is achieved using confocal fluorescence microscopy. Microsphere solutions of 2% and 4% spheres (by weight) are investigated and compared to each other as well as all water flows. A three-dimensional rendering of the location and shape of the interface at the junction for different flow ratios (daughter flow to total) is examined for a combined flow Reynolds number of approximately one. The interface downstream of the junction is reasonably planer (two-dimensional) and the presence of microspheres does not appear to strongly influence the location of the flow interface.
AB - The interface between intersecting microfluidic multicomponent flow is investigated experimentally. The system studied has a main channel and an intersecting (at 90 degrees) daughter channel and the fluid is a water-microsphere mixture. Flow visualization is achieved using confocal fluorescence microscopy. Microsphere solutions of 2% and 4% spheres (by weight) are investigated and compared to each other as well as all water flows. A three-dimensional rendering of the location and shape of the interface at the junction for different flow ratios (daughter flow to total) is examined for a combined flow Reynolds number of approximately one. The interface downstream of the junction is reasonably planer (two-dimensional) and the presence of microspheres does not appear to strongly influence the location of the flow interface.
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