Abstract
This paper introduces an experimental study on the microbubble generation mechanism in a co-flowing microfluidic device. Using propane, butane and air as the dispersed phases and different SDS–PEG solutions as the continuous phases, two kinds of bubble generating phenomena, named “single-bubble generation” flow and “dual-bubble generation” flow, were observed in experiment and uniform bubbles with average diameters ranging from 391μm to 713μm and polydispersity less than 2.9% were successfully prepared. The pressure fluctuation of gas phase is carefully analyzed with the Young–Laplace equation and the bubble generation mechanism is summarized from the dynamic movement of gas–liquid interface. The main factors impacting the bubble size variation are illustrated for both the organic and inorganic gases. A universal correlation is established to predict the average bubble diameters.
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