Effects of extensional flow and nanofiller incorporation on dispersed phase size in the blending of high‐viscosity‐ratio immiscible vinyl polymers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew S. Thompson ◽  
Sushant Agarwal ◽  
Rakesh K. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Viscosity Ratio ◽  
Extensional Flow ◽  
High Viscosity ◽  
Dispersed Phase ◽  
Vinyl Polymers ◽  
Phase Size

scholarly journals A CFD study on horizontal oil-water flow with high viscosity ratio

2021 ◽  
Vol 229 ◽  
pp. 116097
Author(s):  
Jing Shi ◽  
Mustapha Gourma ◽  
Hoi Yeung
Keyword(s):  
Water Flow ◽  
Viscosity Ratio ◽  
High Viscosity ◽  
Oil Water

Non-Newtonian slender drops in a nonlinear extensional flow

2019 ◽  
Vol 877 ◽  
pp. 561-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moshe Favelukis
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Analytical Solutions ◽  
Viscosity Ratio ◽  
Extensional Flow ◽  
Shear Thinning ◽  
Newtonian Liquid ◽  
Creeping Flow ◽  
Stationary States ◽  
Power Law Index

In this theoretical report we explore the deformation and stability of a power-law non-Newtonian slender drop embedded in a Newtonian liquid undergoing a nonlinear extensional creeping flow. The dimensionless parameters describing this problem are: the capillary number $(Ca\gg 1)$, the viscosity ratio $(\unicode[STIX]{x1D706}\ll 1)$, the power-law index $(n)$ and the nonlinear intensity of the flow $(|E|\ll 1)$. Asymptotic analytical solutions were obtained near the centre and close to the end of the drop suggesting that only Newtonian and shear thinning drops $(n\leqslant 1)$ with pointed ends are possible. We described the shape of the drop as a series expansion about the centre of the drop, and performed a stability analysis in order to distinguish between stable and unstable stationary states and to establish the breakup point. Our findings suggest: (i) shear thinning drops are less elongated than Newtonian drops, (ii) as non-Newtonian effects increase or as $n$ decreases, breakup becomes more difficult, and (iii) as the flow becomes more nonlinear, breakup is facilitated.

Effect of Fluid Properties on Droplet Generation in a Microfluidic T-Junction

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katerina Loizou ◽  
Voon-Loong Wong ◽  
Wim Thielemans ◽  
Buddhika Hewakandamby
Keyword(s):  
Interfacial Tension ◽  
Scaling Laws ◽  
Viscosity Ratio ◽  
Continuous Phase ◽  
Generation Mechanism ◽  
Droplet Generation ◽  
Dispersed Phase ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Fluid Properties ◽  
Break Up

Over the last decade, significant work has been performed in an attempt to quantify the effect of different parameters such as flowrate, geometrical and fluid characteristics on the droplet break up mechanism in microfluidic T-Junctions. This demand is dictated by the need of tight control of the size and dispersity of the droplets generated in such geometries. Even though several researchers have investigated the effect of viscosity ratio on both the droplet break up mechanism as well as on the regime transition, fluid properties have not been included in most scaling laws. It is therefore evident that the contribution of fluid properties has not been quantified thoroughly. In the present work, the effect of fluid properties on the volume of droplets generated in a microfluidic T-junction is investigated. The main aim of this work is to examine the influence of viscosity of both the dispersed and continuous phase as well as the effect of interfacial tension on the size of droplet generated along with the break up mechanism. Three different oils have been utilised as continuous phase in this work to enable investigation of the effect of viscosity of the continuous phase with experiments performed at constant Capillary numbers. Various glycerol weight percentages have been employed to vary the viscosity of the dispersed phase fluid (water). Lastly, the effect of interfacial tension has been explored using two of the oils at constant μcUc (viscous force term). High speed imaging has been utilised to visualise and measure the volume of the resulting droplets. The viscosity ratio (viscosity of dispersed phase over viscosity of continuous phase) between the two phases appears to affect the droplet generation mechanism, especially for the highest viscosity ratio employed (mineral oil-water system) where the system behaves in a noticeably different way. Influence of interfacial tension is also noticeable even though less evident. In terms of the effect of viscosity of dispersed phase on the droplet generation a small difference on the volume of the droplets generated in olive oil glycerol systems is also reported. In an attempt to enumerate the effect of fluid properties on the droplet generation mechanism in a microfluidic T-junction, this paper will present supporting evidence in detail on the above and a comparison of the findings with the existing theories.

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