Understanding the physics of microscale two-phase flow is important for a broad variety of
engineering applications including compact PEM fuel cells and heat exchangers. The low …

Aqueous microdroplet generation involving high inertial air flow inside a T-junction
microchannel was studied numerically. The volume of fluid method was employed to track …

Water management is critical to the successful implementation of proton exchange
membrane (PEM) fuel cells in the automotive transportation sector. Liquid water appears in …

Microfluidic techniques for production of uniform droplets usually rely on the use of two
immiscible liquids (eg water-in-oil emulsions). It has been shown recently that a continuous …

The use of microfluidic droplets has become ubiquitous in many Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC)
applications ranging from material synthesis to novel biochemical sensing. In this paper, we …

This paper experimentally investigates the mechanism of water droplet detachment in a
confined microchannel under highly inertial (10< Re< 200) air flow conditions. Experimental …

Liquid water flow behavior in the microchannel is of crucial importance to the water
management in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). In this study, the liquid …

An experimental set-up is developed to investigate the effects of surface energy/surface
wettability on characteristics of two-phase flow in microchannels. Two-phase (water and air) …

Industrial trends are presenting major challenges and opportunities for research on two-
phase flows in microchannels. Semiconductor companies are developing 3D circuits for …

The performance of PEM fuel cells (PEMFC) relies on the proper control and management of
the liquid water that forms as a result of the electrochemical process, especially at high …