Thermally controlled droplet formation in flow focusing geometry : formation regimes and effect of nanoparticle suspension

• Main Authors: Murshed, S. M. Sohel, Tan, Say-Hwa, Nguyen, Nam-Trung, Wong, Teck Neng, Yobas, Levent
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94200; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7804
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper reports experimental investigations on the droplet formation of deionized water and a nanofluid in a heat-induced microfluidic flow focusing device. Besides the effect of temperature, the effects of nanoparticle suspension (nanofluid) and the flow rate of aqueous fluid on the droplet form...