Mechanism of droplet coalescence |
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Droplet capture,growth,and separation |
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| Capture on microfilaments |
Growth by coalescence |
Passage through element |
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Dispersed micrometer-order droplets
are captured by the microfilaments of the Eutec element and coalesce as they move along the fibers to form millimeter-order drops,
which readily undergo gravity-driven stratification on emergence from the element. |
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