Table 1:
Parameter values employed in simulations. The length of the long (top) leg of the flow loop LLong = 1.98 mm. The driving pressure ΔP is chosen so that the transition from period-1 to higher orders of periodicity occurs at = 1.04 sec, as in Fuerstman’s1 experimental investigation.
Bulk Fluid Viscosity μ (g cm−1 sec −1) |
Surface Tension γ (dyn cm−1) |
Fixed Tin Driving Pressure ΔP (dyn cm−2) |
Fixed ΔP p1 Transition Time (sec) |
Radius R (μm) |
Leg Length Ratio α LShort/LLong |
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Baseline | 0.0295 | 3.6 | 32547 | 1.03 | 50 | 0.9 |
Low γ | 0.0295 | 1.8 | 19400 | 0.525 | 50 | 0.9 |
High μ | 0.059 | 3.6 | 38800 | 2.18 | 50 | 0.9 |
Low R | 0.0295 | 3.6 | 73800 | 4.50 | 25 | 0.9 |
Low α | 0.0295 | 3.6 | 18600 | 0.415 | 50 | 0.75 |
High α | 0.0295 | 3.6 | 38600 | 1.25 | 50 | 0.98 |