In the present study, water-oil flow patterns and slug hydrodynamics were experimentally studied in square glass microchannels with various hydraulic diameters (Dh = 600 μm, 400 μm, 200 μm). The aqueous phase is the continuous phase while the organic phase is the dispersed phase. The ranges of flow rates of the continuous phase and the dispersed phase are 0–200 ml/h and 0–12 ml/h, 0–120 ml/h and 0–6 ml/h, and 0–60 ml/h and 0–2 ml/h in the microchannels with Dh = 600 μm, 400 μm and 200 μm, respectively. The results show that the hydraulic diameter has significant effects on flow patterns and three main flow patterns are observed, i.e., annular flow, slug flow and droplet flow. Generally, annular flow appeared at high flow rates of the dispersed phase and low flow rates of the continuous phase, while droplet flow appeared at low flow rates of the dispersed phase and high flow rates of the continuous phase. However, slug flow existed at comparable flow rates of the continuous and dispersed phases. A dimensionless analysis is carried out and a new dimensionless group including Weber number and Reynolds number is derived. The new defined dimensionless group performs well to develop a general flow pattern map. In addition, slug flow hydrodynamics are investigated as well in the present study, considering the slug length and slug velocity. Based on the present experimental results, a new scaling law is proposed to predict the slug length and it shows a good agreement with the experimental results. It has been widely reported that slug velocities depend linearly on the total flow rates of the two phases, which is consistent with the present study. The linear law provides a good prediction of the experimental slug velocities but different slopes are suggested in microchannels with different hydraulic diameters.
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ASME 2018 5th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting
July 15–20, 2018
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Fluids Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5157-9
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Water-Oil Flow in Square Microchannels With a Crossed Junction
Jin-yuan Qian,
Jin-yuan Qian
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Bengt Sunden
Bengt Sunden
Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Zhen Cao
Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Zan Wu
Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Jin-yuan Qian
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Bengt Sunden
Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Paper No:
FEDSM2018-83056, V003T21A002; 6 pages
Published Online:
October 24, 2018
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Cao, Z, Wu, Z, Qian, J, & Sunden, B. "Water-Oil Flow in Square Microchannels With a Crossed Junction." Proceedings of the ASME 2018 5th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting. Volume 3: Fluid Machinery; Erosion, Slurry, Sedimentation; Experimental, Multiscale, and Numerical Methods for Multiphase Flows; Gas-Liquid, Gas-Solid, and Liquid-Solid Flows; Performance of Multiphase Flow Systems; Micro/Nano-Fluidics. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. July 15–20, 2018. V003T21A002. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/FEDSM2018-83056
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