A new method for intense cavitation bubble generation on layer-by-layer assembled slips

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Sheibani Aghdam, Araz and Ghorbani, Morteza and Deprem, Gökberk and Cebeci, Fevzi Çakmak and Koşar, Ali (2019) A new method for intense cavitation bubble generation on layer-by-layer assembled slips. Scientific Reports, 9 (1). ISSN 2045-2322

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Abstract

The importance of surface topology for the generation of cavitating flows in micro scale has been emphasized during the last decade. In this regard, the utilization of surface roughness elements is not only beneficial in promoting mass transportation mechanisms, but also in improving the surface characteristics by offering new interacting surface areas. Therefore, it is possible to increase the performance of microfluidic systems involving multiphase flows via modifying the surface. In this study, we aim to enhance generation and intensification of cavitating flows inside microfluidic devices by developing artificial roughness elements and trapping hydrophobic fluorinated lubricants. For this, we employed different microfluidic devices with various hydraulic diameters, while roughness structures with different lengths were formed on the side walls of microchannel configurations. The surface roughness of these devices was developed by assembling various sizes of silica nanoparticles using the layer-by-layer technique (D2). In addition, to compare the cavitating flow intensity with regular devices having plain surfaces (D1), highly fluorinated oil was trapped within the pores of the existing thin films in the configuration D2 via providing the Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surface (D3). The microfluidic devices housing the short microchannel and the extended channel were exposed to upstream pressures varying from 1 to 7.23 MPa. Cavitation inception and supercavitation condition occured at much lower upstream pressures for the configurations of D2 and D3. Interestingly, hydraulic flip, which rarely appears in the conventional conical nozzles at high pressures, was observed at moderate upstream pressures for the configuration D2 proving the air passage existence along one side of the channel wall.
Item Type: Article
Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General)
T Technology > TP Chemical technology
T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Divisions: Center of Excellence on Nano Diagnostics
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Mechatronics
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Materials Science & Eng.
Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Ali Koşar
Date Deposited: 31 Oct 2019 14:51
Last Modified: 26 Jul 2023 09:57
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/39379

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