Numerical Study of MHD Effects on Drop Formation in a T-Shaped Microchannel

The effect of a uniform magnetic field on the formation of drops of specific size has been investigated numerically in a T-shaped microchannel. Previous researches indicated that the drop sizes of secondary stream decreases, with increasing main stream flow rate and decreasing interfacial tension. In the present study the effect of a uniform magnetic field on the main stream is considered, and it is proposed that by increasing the Hartmann number, the size of the drops of the secondary stream will be decreased.

Authors:

• M. Aghajani Haghighi
• H. Emdad
• K. Jafarpur
• A. N. Ziaei

Keywords:

• Drop formation
• Magnetohydrodynamics
• Microchannel
• Volume-of-Fluid

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