Effect of channel geometry on alternating droplet generation

buir.advisorErdem, Emine Yegan
dc.contributor.authorSaqib, Muhammad
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-13T11:26:03Z
dc.date.available2018-06-13T11:26:03Z
dc.date.copyright2018-05
dc.date.issued2018-05
dc.date.submitted2018-06-12
dc.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of article.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (M.S.): Bilkent University, Department of Mechanical, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2018.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 45-49).en_US
dc.description.abstractDroplet based micro uidics has been one of the popular topics in micro udics research for the past two decades due to several advantages which include: less amount of reagent (sample) being used, enhanced mixing in the drops due to chaotic advection, low thermal mass and large surface to volume ratio which results in e cient heat transfer and encapsulation of reagents in droplets. Producing droplets from two sources inside the same micro-channel has been attempted by several research groups with great success and it carries great signi cance due to its applications in chemical synthesis, biological analysis and targeted drug delivery. While there are geometries available to produce synchronized alternating droplets, the mechanism of alternation in such device has not been studied. In this work a cross junction device (also known as a double T-junction device)is used; and the e ect of the taper angle of the side inlet channels on the continuous generation of an alternating pattern is studied. It was found that a higher value of the taper angle results in more e cient and constantly repeating alternating pattern of droplets from the two sources. This study includes the statistical analysis of the experimental data to compare the performance of devices with di erent taper angles for side channels. Moreover the experimental data is used to measure the radii of curvature at the instant of break o and used to calculate the Laplace pressure drop across the junction which enables us to compare the total pressure drop across the junction for devices with di erent taper angle values. Using the total pressure drop it was concluded that the hydraulic resistance of the side inlet channels is the key factor in synchronized alternating droplet pattern generation. In order to con rm the calculated values, a computational study is also performed which further substantiates the theory. Furthermore, using the tapered channel devices, di erent patterns are generated that are referred to as barcodes, by employing di erent ow rate combinations at the dispersed phase inlets. Finally it was showed how to generate barcodes composed of droplets with di erent and same viscosity. The signi cance of being able to generate di erent patterns is related to being able to separately identify droplets from each sources while using automation in the system since the droplet size and spacing remains uniform.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.S.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Muhammad Saqib.en_US
dc.format.extentxvi, 60 leaves : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cmen_US
dc.identifier.itemidB158472
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/47587
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectDroplet Micro Uidicsen_US
dc.subjectAlternating Droplet Generationen_US
dc.subjectT-junctionen_US
dc.titleEffect of channel geometry on alternating droplet generationen_US
dc.title.alternativeKanal geometrisinin değişmeli damlacık üretimine etkisien_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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