Microfluidics Research

Mechanical Engineering
Bandung Institute of Technology
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Microfluidics
Microfluidics is a branch in fluidic sciences that
studies fluid behavior on the micro scale.
Application:
Coating
MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System)
lab-on-a-chip
Medical
Many phenomenon in the micro scale is different
compared to macro scale. Therefore, it needs to be
studied.
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Lmax

DETERMINING MAXIMUM
LENGTH OF THREAD FROM
DROPLET FORMATION USING
HYPODERMIC NEEDLE WITH 3
PALM OLEIN AS MEDIUM
 Research Method
Capture Image Data Dimensional
Equation
Video Processing Processing Analysis

Experimental Setup Parameters

Liquids used:
Water in palm olein
Syrup in palm olein
Variables:
Needle size
Stepper motor RPM (Initial
Velocity)
Channel opening (cut/uncut 4
end)
Concentration of solute
 Results

With palm olein as medium,

Where:
V = The flows initial velocity
Lmax

= density of the fluid

= inside diameter of the needle
= interfacial tension between liquids
Notes:
Insignificant pressure difference

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MEASURING INTERFACIAL TENSION
IN LIQUID-LIQUID SYSTEMS USING 6

PENDANT DROP METHOD

 Research Method
Profile Fitting
Capture Image (Get Ro and Interfacial
Image Processing Tension
Bo)

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Results
Where:
= interfacial tension
= density difference between
liquids
g = gravitational acceleration
Ro = Radius of curvature at the apex
Bo = Bond number
From experiment between water and
palm olein (picture shown on the left)
Ro = 206px = 1.4mm; Bo = 0.175
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