Numerical modeling of multiphase flows in microfluidics and micro process engineering: a review of methods and applications

M Wörner - Microfluidics and nanofluidics, 2012 - Springer
This article presents a comprehensive review of numerical methods and models for interface
resolving simulations of multiphase flows in microfluidics and micro process engineering …

Slug flow heat transfer without phase change in microchannels: A review

T Bandara, NT Nguyen, G Rosengarten - Chemical Engineering Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Two-phase flow without phase change can radically increase the heat transfer rate in
microchannels due to the internal recirculation of the fluids. In this paper, both numerical and …

Breakup of drops in a microfluidic T junction

AM Leshansky, LM Pismen - Physics of Fluids, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
We propose a mechanism of droplet breakup in a symmetric microfluidic T junction driven by
pressure decrement in a narrow gap between the droplet and the channel wall. This …

On further enhancement of single-phase and flow boiling heat transfer in micro/minichannels

Z Wu, B Sunden - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
With fast growing power consumption and device miniaturization, micro/minichannels are
superior to macrochannels or conventional channels for high heat-flux dissipation due to …

Fluid flow and heat transfer of liquid-liquid Taylor flow in square microchannels

A Abdollahi, SE Norris, RN Sharma - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The fluid flow and heat transfer of liquid-liquid Taylor flow in a square microchannel are
studied both experimentally and numerically using a three-dimensional numerical …

Significant Nusselt number increase in microchannels with a segmented flow of two immiscible liquids: An experimental study

A Asthana, I Zinovik, C Weinmueller… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Increasingly smaller electronics requires improvement in performance of cooling systems to
keep it operating reliably. We present herein a novel experimental study of convective heat …

Fluid flow and heat transfer of liquid-liquid two phase flow in microchannels: A review

A Abdollahi, RN Sharma, A Vatani - International Communications in Heat …, 2017 - Elsevier
The fluid flow and heat transfer behavior of liquid–liquid two phase flows have led to
significantly improve the heat transfer rates in microchannels. Both numerical and …

Taylor flow heat transfer in microchannels—Unification of liquid–liquid and gas–liquid results

Z Dai, Z Guo, DF Fletcher, BS Haynes - Chemical Engineering Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The flow and heat transfer behaviour of liquid–liquid Taylor flow is examined by performing
both experiments and CFD simulations for 1 and 2 mm vertical tubes with constant wall heat …

Slug flow in microchannels: numerical simulation and applications

A Bordbar, A Taassob, A Zarnaghsh… - Journal of industrial and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the state-of-the-art numerical techniques employed in the literature for
modeling slug flow in microchannels. The proposed solutions in literature for overcoming …

Dynamics of temperature-actuated droplets within microfluidics

A Khater, M Mohammadi, A Mohamad, AS Nezhad - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Characterizing the thermal behavior of dispersed droplets within microfluidic channels is
crucial for different applications in lab-on-a-chip. In this paper, the physics of droplets …