Scaling of mixing time for droplets of different sizes traveling through a serpentine microchannel

Journal article (2016)

Authors

Y.M. Harshe ChemE/Product and Process Engineering
M.J. van Eijk ChemE/Product and Process Engineering
C.R. Kleijn ChemE/Transport Phenomena
MT Kreutzer ChemE/Chemical Engineering
Pouyan E. Boukany ChemE/Product and Process Engineering
Research Group
ChemE/Transport Phenomena
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Published Date

2016

Language

English

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Research Group

ChemE/Transport Phenomena

Abstract

Here, we investigate separately the dependence of the mixing time on the size and velocity of micro-droplets moving through serpentine channels. We find that the mixing time scales linearly with droplet size. All experimental data collapse on a master-line, when the convective time scale is multiplied by the dimensionless droplet size.

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