Abstract

In a binary fluid subject to periodic forcing the compressibility of the lower viscosity phase generates resonances in the system dynamics. In a zero-mean flow the flow amplitude could be optimized by driving the system at certain frequencies with possible increases of over an order of magnitude. When compressibility is irrelevant single fluid universal behavior can be recovered. In both situations the results may apply to a variety of microfluidic systems, such as devices with drops, fluids with trapped air bubbles, and mixing devices, since these are often subject to periodic forces.

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