Water is co-produced with crude oils, generally in the form of water-in-crude oil emulsions.
The oil and water phases need to be separated before export. Separation is performed in …

Generation, migration, and coalescence of droplets are some of the fundamental
phenomena observed in multiphase microfluidic devices that offer widespread application in …

Electrostatic demulsification process is frequently accompanied by the occurrence of droplet
breakup, which will cause a fall in the efficiency of droplet electro-coalescence. To uncover …

We systematically study the shape and dynamics of a Newtonian ferrofluid drop immersed in
an immiscible, Newtonian and non-magnetic viscous fluid under the action of a uniform …

Droplets covered by adsorbed particles are used in a wide range of research studies and
applications, including stabilising emulsions used in the food or cosmetic industries, and …

Electric fields, which can promote the approach of droplets and break the liquid film, are
extensively used in the separation of the water phase in water-in-oil emulsions. However …

A contactless emulsification method is presented using corona discharge. The corona
discharge forms using a pin-to-plate configuration, creating a non-uniform electric field. This …

When two drops collide, they may either exhibit complete coalescence or selectively
generate secondary drops, depending on their relative sizes and physical properties, as …

The coalescence of water drops, dispersed in oil, is critical to the destabilization of a water-in-
oil emulsion under an electric field. In this work, we determine the conditions for …

The dynamic behaviors of two droplets and droplet cluster under an alternating current (AC)
electric field are investigated. Two droplets generally undergo transformation from complete …