Table 1 Comparison between droplet volume obtained numerically and experimentally at two different flow rate ratios at temperatures of 25 °C and 80 °C.
From: Dynamics of temperature-actuated droplets within microfluidics
\({\boldsymbol{\phi }}\) | \({\boldsymbol{\theta }}\) | D* (Experimental) | D* (Numerical) | Error (%) | % D* increase after heating (numerical) | % D* increase after heating (experimental) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.1 | 0.00 | 0.324 | 0.316 | 2.47 | 28.53 | 29.06 |
0.84 | 0.418 | 0.406 | 2.87 | |||
0.2 | 0.00 | 0.418 | 0.407 | 2.67 | 35.30 | 35.61 |
0.84 | 0.568 | 0.552 | 2.89 |
