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September 5, 2025Soft MatterOpen Access

Polymer solution flow transitions and scaling laws for changing contraction ratios in planar constriction microchannels

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Polymer solutions exhibit significant flow transitions when passing through microchannel constrictions, leading to unique behavior.
Key findings reveal that scaling laws can predict flow characteristics in relation to varying contraction ratios.
The analysis investigates how polymer solutions behave under different flow conditions using microfluidic setups.
Understanding these flow transitions could enhance applications in geoengineering and material processing.

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Observational analysis of flow transitions in polymer solutions in microchannels, suggesting key scaling laws.

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Pores scale flows through contractions and expansions are relevant in geoengineering, microfluidics and material processing etc. These flows experience shearing and extensional kinematics near constrictions, where polymer solutions may demonstrate...

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Raihan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb42142b87ece8dc9585ac https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sm00688k

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Observational analysis of flow transitions in polymer solutions in microchannels, suggesting key scaling laws.

Polymer solution flow transitions and scaling laws for changing contraction ratios in planar constriction microchannels

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Polymer solution flow transitions and scaling laws for changing contraction ratios in planar constriction microchannels

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