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Capillarity describes the movement of liquid in small spaces without external forces acting on it. The capillarity is driven by surface tension and adhesive interactions between the liquid and surrounding solid surfaces. This effect is often seen in narrow tubes, porous materials, and fine particles.
Surface tension is crucial to capillarity. It results from cohesive forces between liquid molecules at the liquid-air boundary, forming a skin that resists external forces. When the capillary tube...
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Area of Science:

  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Microfluidics
  • Computational Science

Background:

  • Droplet dynamics at microfluidic T-junctions are crucial for microdroplet synthesis.
  • Limited understanding exists regarding the influence of viscosity ratio on droplet behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To numerically investigate droplet dynamics in a 3D T-junction.
  • To explore the effects of Capillary number, droplet length, and viscosity ratio.
  • To develop a predictive model for droplet breakup.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a three-dimensional (3D) numerical modeling framework.
  • Simulated droplet passage through a symmetric T-junction.
  • Varied Capillary numbers, droplet lengths, and viscosity ratios.

Main Results:

  • Presented the first 3D regime map for droplet breakup and no breakup.
  • Proposed a universal surface equation for critical Capillary number.
  • Identified a new breakup characteristic at high viscosity and Capillary numbers.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides a comprehensive understanding of T-junction droplet dynamics.
  • The proposed universal relationship accurately predicts droplet breakup.
  • Findings have implications for microdroplet synthesis applications.