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ArticleMicromachines2021

Formation and Elimination of Satellite Droplets during Monodisperse Droplet Generation by Using Piezoelectric Method.

Zejian Hu, Shengji Li, Fan Yang, Xunjie Lin, Sunqiang Pan, Xuefeng Huang, Jiangrong Xu

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Article in Micromachines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zejian HuInstitute of Energy, Department of Physics, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Shengji LiCollege of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2687-9805
Fan YangInstitute of Energy, Department of Physics, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Xunjie LinInstitute of Energy, Department of Physics, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Sunqiang PanDivision of Biological and Chemical Metrology, Zhejiang Institute of Metrology, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Xuefeng HuangInstitute of Energy, Department of Physics, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6511-3538
Jiangrong XuInstitute of Energy, Department of Physics, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Hangzhou Dianzi University · CNZhejiang Institute of Metrology · CN

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Provincial Universities of Zhejiang GK209907299001-004National Natural Science Foundation of China 51976050 & 41805108Scientific Research Projects of Zhejiang Administration for Market Regulation 20200103
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One of the key questions in the generation of monodisperse droplets is how to eliminate satellite droplets. This paper investigates the formation and elimination of satellite droplets during the generation of monodisperse deionized water droplets based on a piezoelectric method. We estimated the effects of two crucial parameters-the pulse frequency for driving the piezoelectric transducer (PZT) tube and the volume flow rate of the pumping liquid-on the generation of monodisperse droplets of the expected size. It was found that by adjusting the pulse frequency to harmonize with the volume flow rate, the satellite droplets can be eliminated through their coalescence with the subsequent mother droplets. An increase in the tuning pulse frequency led to a decrease in the size of the monodisperse droplets generated. Among three optimum conditions (OCs) (OC1: 20 mL/h, 20 kHz; OC2: 30 mL/h, 30 kHz; and OC3: 40 mL/h, 40 kHz), the sizes of the generated monodisperse deionized water droplets followed a bimodal distribution in OC1 and OC2, whereas they followed a Gaussian distribution in OC3. The average diameters were 87.8 μm (OC1), 85.9 μm (OC2), and 84.8 μm (OC3), which were 8.46%, 6.14%, and 4.69% greater than the theoretical one (81.0 μm), respectively. This monodisperse droplet generation technology is a promising step in the production of monodisperse aerosols for engineering applications.

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droplet coalescencemonodisperse droplet generationpiezoelectric methodsatellite droplets

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PMID34442543
PMCPMC8398856
OpenAlexW3189548467

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