Flow properties of microbubble mixtures and complex fluids passing through micro-apertures

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The pressure drops were measured for water, microbubble/water mixtures, and complex fluids (spherical micelle surfactant solution and polymer solution) in flows through micro-apertures (micro-orifices, circular pores, and hexagonal pores). For water, agreement between the resultant pressure drops and the predictions of the Navier- Stokes equation was obtained. For microbubble/water mixtures, drag reduction effect was suggested over a Reynolds number of about 1.0 × 101 in micro-orifice flows. Surfactant solutions exhibited the same results as microbubble/water mixtures. For polymer solutions, significant drag reduction was shown. Moreover, a drag reduction effect, which was independent of the used test fluids, was observed for Reynolds numbers over 1.0 × 101 in the flow through circular pores and hexagonal pores. To explain this phenomenon, the size effect, visco-elastic property, electric interaction, and interfacial tension are considered. The results suggest that electric interaction at the wall (interfacial tension) is a contributing factor. In addition, drag reduction rates were estimated.

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Ushida, A., Hasegawa, T., Sato, T., & Narumi, T. (2016). Flow properties of microbubble mixtures and complex fluids passing through micro-apertures. Nihon Reoroji Gakkaishi, 44(3), 119–129. https://doi.org/10.1678/rheology.44.119

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