Monodisperse Drop Formation in Square Microchannels

O. Ozen, N. Aubry, D. T. Papageorgiou, and P. G. Petropoulos

Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 144501 – Published 12 April 2006

Abstract

The electrohydrodynamic instability of the interface between two liquids with different physical and electrical properties in plane Poiseuille flow is used to form monodisperse droplets in a square channel. The drop size and formation rate are controlled by simply controlling the flow rates and the amplitude of the electric field applied across the channel.

Received 4 October 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.144501

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O. Ozen^1,2,*, N. Aubry^1,2,†, D. T. Papageorgiou^1,2,‡, and P. G. Petropoulos^1,§

¹Department of Mathematical Sciences and Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA
²Department of Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA

^*Electronic address: ozgur.ozen@njit.edu
^†Electronic address: Aubry@adm.njit.edu
^‡Electronic address: depapa@aphrodite.njit.edu
^§Electronic address: peterp@ouzo.njit.edu

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Monodisperse Drop Formation in Square Microchannels

O. Ozen, N. Aubry, D. T. Papageorgiou, and P. G. Petropoulos

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