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Multiphase Flows With Digital And Traditional Microfluidics, Michael Andrew Nilsson
Multiphase Flows With Digital And Traditional Microfluidics, Michael Andrew Nilsson
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Multi-phase fluid systems are an important concept in fluid mechanics, seen every day in how fluids interact with solids, gases, and other fluids in many industrial, medical, agricultural, and other regimes. In this thesis, the development of a two-dimensional digital microfluidic device is presented, followed by the development of a two-phase microfluidic diagnostic tool designed to simulate sandstone geometries in oil reservoirs. In both instances, it is possible to take advantage of the physics involved in multiphase flows to affect positive outcomes in both.
In order to make an effective droplet-based digital microfluidic device, one must be able to precisely …