Numerical investigation of formation and dissolution of CO2 bubbles within silicone oil in a cross-junction microchannel

GY Soh, GH Yeoh, V Timchenko - Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2017 - Springer
In this paper, a numerical investigation is conducted to study the formation and dissolution
process of CO 2 bubbles within silicone oil in a cross-junction microchannel. A coupled …

CO2 Microbubbles in Silicone Oil (Part I: Study of the Frequency of Formation)

A D'Onofrio, VM Freytes - Langmuir, 2025 - ACS Publications
The objective of this work is the study of gas microbubble dissolution in a carrier liquid. To
achieve this, we will analyze, using microfluidic techniques, the formation and evolution of …

CO2 Microbubbles in Silicone Oil (Part II: Henry's Constant and Anomalous Diffusion)

A D'Onofrio, VM Freytes - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
This work demonstrates the utility of microfluidic devices for characterizing diffusion
mechanisms. We determined Henry's constant and characterized the diffusion process of …

Numerical investigation of flow patterns and plug hydrodynamics in a 3D T-junction microchannel

M Said, N Nait Bouda, S Harmand - Microgravity Science and Technology, 2023 - Springer
Abstract A three-dimensional (3D) numerical simulation of a two-phase flow liquid/liquid is
performed in a rectangular microchannel with a T-junction. The volume of fluid (VOF) …

CO2 capturing in cross T-junction microchannel using numerical and experimental approach

B Khatoon, SU Hasan, MS Alam - Chemical Papers, 2023 - Springer
Numerical and experimental studies were carried out for the analysis of hydrodynamics and
volumetric mass transfer coefficient (kLa) in a cross-T junction microchannel for gas–liquid …

Initial microfluidic dissolution regime of CO bubbles in viscous oils

M Sauzade, T Cubaud - Physical Review E—Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft …, 2013 - APS
We examine the initial dynamical behavior of dissolving microbubbles composed of carbon
dioxide gas in highly viscous silicone oils over a range of flow rates and pressure conditions …

Bubble/droplet formation and mass transfer during gas–liquid–liquid segmented flow with soluble gas in a microchannel

C Yao, Y Liu, S Zhao, Z Dong, G Chen - AIChE Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Microchannels have great potential in intensification of gas–liquid–liquid reactions involving
reacting gases, such as hydrogenation. This work uses CO2–octane–water system to model …

Formation of bubbles in a simple co-flowing micro-channel

R Xiong, M Bai, JN Chung - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Bubble generation in a simple co-flowing micro-channel with a cross-sectional area of 1.69×
0.07 mm 2 was experimentally and numerically investigated. Air and water were used as the …

Numerical investigation on Taylor bubble mass transfer in microchannel based on CO2 gas with the consideration of gas compressibility

Y Shen, C Dang, X Sun, L Cao, Y Zhang - Chemical Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper focused on the mass transfer of Taylor bubbles composed of pure carbon dioxide
in organic solvent in microchannels. Combined with the Henry's law, the carbon dioxide …

Hydrodynamic characteristics of core/shell microdroplets formation: Map of the flow patterns in double-T microchannel

SG Bariki, S Movahedirad - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Liquid-liquid–liquid (L/L/L) flows in microchannels involving three-phase
interactions are important in various chemical applications that entail liquid–liquid–liquid …