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中国化学工程学报 ›› 2022, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (10): 66-74.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2022.06.016

• Fluid Dynamics and Transport Phenomena • 上一篇    下一篇

Slug bubble deformation and its influence on bubble breakup dynamics in microchannel

Yingjie Fei1, Chunying Zhu1, Taotao Fu1, Xiqun Gao2, Youguang Ma1   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
    2 Yifang Industry Corporation, Liaoyang Petrochemical Fiber Company, Liaoyang 111003, China
  • 收稿日期:2022-03-19 修回日期:2022-06-17 出版日期:2022-10-28 发布日期:2023-01-04
  • 通讯作者: Chunying Zhu,E-mail:zhchy971@tju.edu;Youguang Ma,E-mail:ygma@tju.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    This article is specially published for commemorating my esteemed supervisor, Academician Yu Guocong (K.T. Yu) for his 100th birthday! I would like to deeply appreciate him for his outstanding contribution to the Journal of Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering as one of the founders and for his extraordinary achievements in promoting the development of chemical science and technology in China.

Slug bubble deformation and its influence on bubble breakup dynamics in microchannel

Yingjie Fei1, Chunying Zhu1, Taotao Fu1, Xiqun Gao2, Youguang Ma1   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;
    2 Yifang Industry Corporation, Liaoyang Petrochemical Fiber Company, Liaoyang 111003, China
  • Received:2022-03-19 Revised:2022-06-17 Online:2022-10-28 Published:2023-01-04
  • Contact: Chunying Zhu,E-mail:zhchy971@tju.edu;Youguang Ma,E-mail:ygma@tju.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This article is specially published for commemorating my esteemed supervisor, Academician Yu Guocong (K.T. Yu) for his 100th birthday! I would like to deeply appreciate him for his outstanding contribution to the Journal of Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering as one of the founders and for his extraordinary achievements in promoting the development of chemical science and technology in China.

摘要: The deformation of moving slug bubbles and its influence on the bubble breakup dynamics in microchannel were studied. Three bubble morphologies were found in the experiment: slug, dumbbell and grenade shapes. The viscosity effect of continuous phase aggravates the velocity difference between the fluid near the wall and the bubble, resulting in that the continuous phase near the bubble head flows towards and squeezes the bubble tail, which causes the deformation of bubbles. Moreover, the experimental results show that the deformation of bubbles could significantly prolong the bubble breakup period at the downstream Y-junction. There exists the critical capillary number CaCr for the asymmetric breakup of grenade bubbles, CaCr increases with the rise of flow rate and viscosity of the continuous phase.

关键词: Slug bubble, Microchannel, Bubble deformation, Bubble breakup

Abstract: The deformation of moving slug bubbles and its influence on the bubble breakup dynamics in microchannel were studied. Three bubble morphologies were found in the experiment: slug, dumbbell and grenade shapes. The viscosity effect of continuous phase aggravates the velocity difference between the fluid near the wall and the bubble, resulting in that the continuous phase near the bubble head flows towards and squeezes the bubble tail, which causes the deformation of bubbles. Moreover, the experimental results show that the deformation of bubbles could significantly prolong the bubble breakup period at the downstream Y-junction. There exists the critical capillary number CaCr for the asymmetric breakup of grenade bubbles, CaCr increases with the rise of flow rate and viscosity of the continuous phase.

Key words: Slug bubble, Microchannel, Bubble deformation, Bubble breakup