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Capillary filling at the microscale: control of fluid front using geometry
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We propose an experimental and theoretical framework for the study of capillary filling at the micro-scale. Our methodology enables us to control the fluid flow regime so that we can characterise properties of Newtonian fluids such as their viscosity. In particular, we study a viscous, non-inertial, non-Washburn regime in which the position of the fluid front increases linearly with time for the whole duration of the experiment. The operating shear-rate range of our apparatus extends over nearly two orders of magnitude. Further, we analyse the advancement of a fluid front within a microcapillary in a system of two immiscible Newtonian liquids. We observe a non-Washburn regime in which the front can accelerate or decelerate depending on the viscosity contrast between the two liquids. We then propose a theoretical model which enables us to study and explain both non-Washburn regimes. Furthermore, our theoretical model allows us to put forward ways to control the emergence of these regimes by means of geometrical parameters of the experimental set-up. Our methodology allows us to design and calibrate a micro-viscosimetre which works at constant pressure.
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TREJO SOTO, Claudia andrea, COSTA MIRACLE, E., RODRÍGUEZ-VILLARREAL, Ivón, CID VIDAL, Joan, ALARCÓN COR, Tomás, HERNÁNDEZ MACHADO, Aurora. Capillary filling at the microscale: control of fluid front using geometry. _PLoS One_. 2016. Vol. 11, núm. 4, pàgs. e0153559. [consulta: 26 de febrer de 2026]. ISSN: 1932-6203. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/104353]