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Macro-size drop encapsulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2015

A. Maleki ,
S. Hormozi ,
A. Roustaei  and
I. A. Frigaard
A. Maleki
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2054-6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
S. Hormozi
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Russ College of Engineering and Technology, Ohio University, 251 Stocker Center, Athens, OH 45701-2979, USA
A. Roustaei
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2054-6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
I. A. Frigaard*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2054-6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada Department of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, 1984 Mathematics Road, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2, Canada
*
†Email address for correspondence: frigaard@math.ubc.ca
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Abstract

Viscoplastic fluids do not flow unless they are sufficiently stressed. This property can be exploited in order to produce novel flow features. One example of such flows is viscoplastically lubricated (VPL) flow, in which a viscoplastic fluid is used to stabilize the interface in a multi-layer flow, far beyond what might be expected for a typical viscous–viscous interface. Here we extend this idea by considering the encapsulation of droplets within a viscoplastic fluid, for the purpose of transportation, e.g. in pipelines. The main advantage of this method, compared to others that involve capillary forces is that significantly larger droplets may be stably encapsulated, governed by the length scale of the flow and yield stress of the encapsulating fluid. We explore this set-up both analytically and computationally. We show that sufficiently small droplets are held in the unyielded plug of a Poiseuille flow (pipe or plane channel). As the length or radius of the droplets increases, the carrier fluid eventually yields, potentially breaking the encapsulation. We study this process of breaking and give estimates for the limiting size of droplets that can be encapsulated.

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Complex Fluids: Complex Fluids Drops and Bubbles: Drops and Bubbles Materials Processing Flows: Materials Processing Flows
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 769 , 25 April 2015 , pp. 482 - 521
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© 2015 Cambridge University Press 

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