Investigating breakup behaviors of the non-Newtonian fluid: A case study of oil droplet using 3-D pore throat structured microchannels

Fig. Influence of polymer concentration on the breakup state of oil droplets. The flow rate interval of oil droplet’s breakup behavior at different concentration polymer when passing through pore throat structure with 3:1 pore-throat ratio. The sum of Qp and Qo represents the flow rate, where Qp means the flow rate of solution and Qo means the flow rate of oil droplet.