Bubble formation and breakup dynamics in microfluidic devices: A review

T Fu, Y Ma - Chemical Engineering Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Bubbles are always encountered for gas–liquid two-phase flow in microchannels, and have
potential applications in chemical engineering, polymer engineering, food engineering, and …

Cross-flow microfluidic emulsification from a food perspective

K Muijlwijk, C Berton-Carabin, K Schroën - Trends in Food Science & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The use of microfluidics is a relatively new route to produce emulsions.
Advantages of this method include high energy efficiency, high droplet monodispersity, and …

Flow patterns of liquid–liquid two-phase flow in non-Newtonian fluids in rectangular microchannels

T Fu, L Wei, C Zhu, Y Ma - Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental investigation on the flow patterns of Newtonian/non-
Newtonian fluids two-phase flow in T-shaped rectangular microchannels by using a high …

Geometric effect on gas–liquid bubbly flow in capillary-embedded T-junction microchannels

Y Chen, L Sheng, J Deng, G Luo - Industrial & Engineering …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Gas–liquid bubbly flows in T-junction microdevices with different microstructures were
investigated in this study. Embedded capillaries were used to modify the microstructures of T …

Mathematical model of two-phase Taylor flow hydrodynamics for four combinations of non-Newtonian and Newtonian fluids in microchannels

RS Abiev - Chemical Engineering Science, 2022 - Elsevier
A mathematical model of Taylor flow hydrodynamics for combinations of non-Newtonian and
Newtonian fluids in microchannels:(i) non-Newtonian/non-Newtonian,(ii) Newtonian/non …

Pressure drop and flow pattern of gas-non-Newtonian fluid two-phase flow in a square microchannel

K Feng, H Zhang - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2021 - Elsevier
An experiment of gas-non-Newtonian fluid flow was performed in a horizontal square
microchannel to investigate the two-phase pressure drop and flow pattern. The pressure …

Experimental investigation of gas–non-Newtonian liquid two-phase flows from T-junction mixer in rectangular microchannel

MH Mansour, A Kawahara, M Sadatomi - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, gas–non Newtonian liquid two-phase flows in a horizontal rectangular
microchannel have been investigated. The rectangular microchannel has a hydraulic …

Hydrodynamics and mass transfer performance of gas–liquid microflow in viscous liquids

L Sheng, Y Chang, J Deng, G Luo - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Mass transfer performance is markedly improved in microchannels compared with traditional
gas–liquid chemical devices. The residence time is a crucial parameter for determining the …

Hydrodynamics and mass transfer of Taylor bubbles flowing in non-Newtonian fluids in a microchannel

Q Zhao, H Ma, Y Liu, C Yao, L Yang, G Chen - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The paper presents a study on the mass transfer of Taylor bubbles flowing in non-Newtonian
fluids (slug flow) using an oxygen-sensitive colorimetric method, for the bubble formation …

Stability and uniformity of gas–liquid two-phase flow in shear-thinning fluids in parallelized microchannels

H Wang, L Liu, C Zhu, Y Ma, T Fu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The stability of gas–liquid two-phase flow and uniformity of bubble size in shear-thinning
fluids within symmetrical parallelized microchannels are investigated experimentally. Air and …