Lattice Boltzmann simulation of droplet formation in T-junction and flow focusing devices

DOI10.1016/j.compfluid.2013.11.025zbMath1391.76140OpenAlexW2061224868MaRDI QIDQ1641197

H. H. Xia, Yu Shi, Gui-Hua Tang

Publication date: 19 June 2018

Published in: Computers and Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2013.11.025

zbMATH Keywords

lattice Boltzmann methoddroplet formationflow focusing configurationT-junction microchannel

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Particle methods and lattice-gas methods (76M28) Capillarity (surface tension) for incompressible viscous fluids (76D45)

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