| Numerical Study on Emulsion Stability in Microfluidics with Heterogeneous Surface WettabilityT02-P05 | Activity | 2020-11-16 | Zhe Chen |
| Numerical study of microfluidic emulsion dynamics under the influence of heterogeneous surface wettabilityT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-02-01 | Zhe Chen, Fenglei Huang, Tsai, P., Alexandra Komrakova |
| Effect of Surface Wettability Variation on Emulsion Morphology and StabilityT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2021-11-22 | Zhe Chen, Tsai, P., "Alexandra Komrakova " |
| Deep Reinforcement Learning-Aided Efficiency Optimized Dual Active Bridge Converter for the Distributed Generation SystemT06-P01 University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-06-01 | Yuanhong Tang, Weihao Hu, Bin Zhang, Di Cao, Nie Hou, Li, R., Zhe Chen, Frede Blaabjerg |
| Donald Lougheed Engineering Graduate ScholarshipT02-P05 | Award | 2023-06-01 | Zhe Chen |
| Dynamics of surfactant-laden drops in shear flow by lattice Boltzmann methodT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2023-12-01 | Zhe Chen, Tsai, P., "Alexandra Komrakova " |
| Lattice Boltzmann Study on Surfactant-laden Drop Behavior in Shear FlowT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2023-07-02 | Zhe Chen, Tsai, P., "Alexandra Komrakova " |
| Numerical Study of Emulsions Dynamics Using a Phase Field MethodT02-P05 | Publication | 2024-01-26 | Zhe Chen |
| Microfluidic Mass Transfer of CO2 at Elevated Pressures: Implications for Carbon Storage in Deep Saline AquifersT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2021-05-15 | |
| Effect of Network Wettability on Enhanced Oil Recovery using MicrofluidicsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-04-29 | |
| Effect of wettability on crude oil recovery using microfluidicsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2021-11-21 | |
| Microfluidic investigation of enhanced oil recovery: The effect of aqueous floods and network wettabilityT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2021-08-01 | |
| Wettability effect on oil recovery using rock-structured microfluidicsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-01-01 | |
| Microfluidic mass transfer of supercritical CO2 in brine.T02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2024-07-26 | |
| Liquid foam: Fundamentals, rheology, and applications of foam displacement in porous structuresT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2024-08-08 | |
| Microfluidic supercritical CO2 applications: Solvent extraction, nanoparticle synthesis, and chemical reactionT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2024-09-23 | |
| Supercritical CO2 mass transfer in microfluidicsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2024-08-30 | |
| Supercritical CO2 mass transfer in microfluidicsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2024-05-27 | |
| Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship (AGES)T02-P05 University of Alberta | Award | 2024-12-06 | |
| Alberta Innovates Graduate Student ScholarshipT02-P05 University of Alberta | Award | 2024-11-25 | |
| Pore-scale investigations of Enhanced Oil Recovery and CO2 Transport using MicrofluidicsPlease note that, under the restricted access request, the thesis will be published in November 2025, two years after convocation. The DOI and related information will be updated then.T02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2025-11-15 | |
| CO2 foam structure and displacement dynamics in a Hele–Shaw cellT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2025-01-20 | |
| CO2 Foam Morphologies and Displacement Dynamics in a Hele-Shaw CellT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2025-04-30 | |
| Alberta Graduate Excellence ScholarshipT02-P05 | Award | 2024-12-06 | Nikoo Moradpour |
| Manipulation of viscous fingering in a radially tapered cell geometryT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2018-06-01 | |
| Universal wetting transition of an evaporating water droplet on hydrophobic micro- and nano-structuresT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2017-01-01 | Adrien Bussonniè re, Masoud B Bigdeli, Di-Yen Chueh, Qingxia Liu, Peilin Chen, Tsai, P. |
| Convective mixing in homogeneous porous media flowT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2017-01-01 | |
| Numerical simulation of renewable power generation using reverse electrodialysisT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2019-06-01 | |
| Controlling Emulsion, Slippage, Splashing, and Viscous-FingeringInvited Talk at the Tokyo University of Agriculture Science and Technology. T02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-02-20 | |
| Micro- and Nano-Fluidics: Fundamentals and ApplicationsOrganizing an international workshop on "Micro- and Nano-Fluidics: Fundamentals and Applications"T02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-11-12 | |
| Microfluidic slippage and Wetting on superhydrophobic nanostructuresInvited talk at the Academia Sinica, Taipei. T02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-02-14 | |
| Salt Precipitation in Microfluidics: Implications for Carbon Storage in Saline Pore FluidsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-06-12 | |
| Micro- and Nano-Fluidics: Fundamentals and ApplicationsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-11-14 | |
| Poster for the 2nd Annual FES Open House T02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-10-01 | |
| Pore-scale Dynamics of Salt Precipitation using MicrofluidicsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-11-12 | |
| Cavitation Nuclei Regeneration in a Water-Particle SuspensionT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-01-01 | Adrien Bussonniè re, Qingxia Liu, Tsai, P. |
| How Surfactants Affect Droplet Wetting on Hydrophobic MicrostructuresT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2019-11-01 | Nadia Shardt, Masoud Bozorg Bigdeli, Janet A W Elliott, Tsai, P. |
| Nanocatalytic chemohydrodynamic instability: Deposition effectsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2019-11-01 | |
| Making Photonic Crystals via Evaporation of Nanoparticle-Laden Droplets on Superhydrophobic MicrostructuresT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-04-20 | |
| Effect of a Cationic Surfactant on Droplet Wetting on Superhydrophobic SurfacesT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-04-15 | |
| Wetting and Impact of Complex DropletsInvited Talk, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (December 2019)T02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-12-17 | |
| Slippage, Splashing, and Viscous FingeringT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-04-24 | |
| Surfactant droplets on hydrophobic microstructuresConference Talk, 73rd Annual Meeting American Physical Society (APS), Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) (November 2019)
T02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-11-24 | |
| Drop impact on heated nanostructuresContributed Talk, 73rd Annual Meeting American Physical Society (APS), Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) (November 2019)T02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-11-24 | |
| Pore-scale Dynamics of CO2 storage and Utilization using MicrofluidicsPoster on Pore-scale Dynamics of CO2 storage and Utilization using Microfluidics, Edmonton, Future Energy System, University of Alberta (May 7, 2019).T02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-05-07 | |
| Competition between electroosmotic and chemiosmotic flow in charged nanofluidicsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-03-25 | |
| Evaporation Dynamics of Water Droplets on Superhydrophobic Nanograss SurfacesT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-03-05 | |
| Drop Impact on Heated NanostructuresT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-04-21 | |
| Development of a Microfluidic Method to Study Enhanced Oil Recovery by Low Salinity Water FloodingT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-07-10 | |
| Microfluidic Salt Precipitation: Implication to Carbon Capture and Sequestration in Saline AquifersT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-03-05 | |
| CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE ON A CHIP2020 FES Industry Mixer Lightning PosterT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2020-02-20 | |
| Competition between electroosmotic and chemiosmotic flow in charged nanofluidicsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2021-03-01 | |
| Fabrication of Transparent and Microstructured Superhydrophobic Substrates using Additive ManufacturingT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-12-30 | |
| Pore-scale Observations of Salt Precipitation using MicrofluidicsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2020-11-23 | |
| Microfluidic Multiphase Flow of CO2 at High PressureT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2020-11-23 | |
| Complex Droplet Dynamics on Nanostructures and in MicrofluidicsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2021-05-15 | |
| Microfluidic investigations of porous media flow for CCS and EOR applicationsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2021-04-23 | |
| High-speed dynamics and temperature variation during drop impact on a heated surfaceT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-06-01 | Lihui Liu, Yichi Zhang, Guobiao Cai, Tsai, P. |
| Evaporation Dynamics of Surfactant-Laden Droplets on a Superhydrophobic Surface: Influence of Surfactant ConcentrationT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2021-12-01 | |
| Surface Charge Affecting Fluid-Fluid Displacement at Pore ScaleT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-02-01 | Anna Kalde, Sophia Lippold, Jonas Loelsberg, Ann-Kathrin Mertens, John Linkhorst, Tsai, P., Matthias Wessling |
| Renewable Power Generation by Reverse Electrodialysis Using an Ion Exchange MembraneT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2021-10-01 | |
| Multiphase CO2 dispersions in microfluidics: Formation, phases, and mass transferT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2021-10-01 | |
| Ground-breaking research seeking to improve understanding of how CO2 is storedT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-04-13 | |
| How much, how fast: Research is shedding new light on carbon storageT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-04-11 | |
| Upscaling production of droplets and magnetic particles with additive manufacturingT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2021-08-01 | Donatien Mottin, Tsai Hsing Ho, Tsai, P. |
| Multiphase CO2 dispersions in microfluidics: Formation, phases, and mass transferT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2021-10-30 | |
| Acoustic responses of underwater superhydrophobic surfaces subjected to an intense pulseT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2023-02-01 | Adrien Bussonniè re, Qingxia Chad Liu, Tsai, P. |
| Dynamic Wetting of Ionic Liquid Drops on Hydrophobic MicrostructuresT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-12-01 | |
| Numerical Investigation of Diffusioosmotic Flow in a Tapered NanochannelT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-04-01 | |
| Controlling Viscous Fingering Instabilities of Complex FluidsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-05-16 | |
| Viscous Fingering Instability of Complex Fluids in a Tapered GeometryT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-01-01 | |
| Control of Viscous Fingering Instability for Complex Yield-Stress Fluids using a Tapered CellT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-01-01 | |
| Mass transfer processes of complex dropsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-10-26 | |
| Wetting and Evaporation of Surfactantladen droplets on Superhydrophobic surfacesT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-09-15 | |
| Regeneration of cavitation nucleiT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-09-14 | |
| Manipulation of Viscous Fingering Instability during Fluid-Fluid DisplacementT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-09-14 | Tsai, P., "Pouplard, A. ", "Bongrand, G. " |
| Supercritical CO2 Mass Transfer in MicrofluidicsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-09-14 | |
| High-speed dynamics and heat transfer during drop impact on heated surfacesT02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-09-14 | "Liu, L. ", "Au-Yeung, L. ", "Zhang, Y. ", Tsai, P. |
| Ionic liquid drop impact onto heated surfacesT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2023-07-13 | "Lihui Liu ", "Bijiao He ", "Weizong Wang ", "Guobiao Cai ", Tsai, P. |
| Predicting Impact Outcomes and Maximum Spreading of Drop Impact on Heated Nanostructures Using Machine LearningT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2023-12-06 | |
| Controlling viscous fingering instabilities of complex fluidsT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2024-01-29 | |
| Nanofluid Drop Impact on Heated SurfacesT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2024-02-05 | "Xiaotian Ma ", "Ahmed Aldhaleai ", "Lihui Liu ", Tsai, P. |
| Three-dimensional simulations of two-phase plug flow in a microfluidic channelConference at CSME/CFD2024 at UofT, Abstract of the conference:
Fundamental understanding of a segmented Taylor flow of emulsions in a microchannel is essential due to its relevance in enhancing heat and mass exchanges in various technological applications, such as chemical reactors, drug delivery systems, and Carbon Capture and Sequestration technologies. We conduct numerical simulations to elucidate the flow fields of low-Capillary number (Ca ~ O(10-3 )) Taylor flow emulsions, whereby immiscible CO2 is carried by water in a microfluidic T-junction with a small depth. High-resolution two- and three-dimensional (2D, 3D) numerical simulations are performed using a finite volume approach and the volume of fluid (VOF) method. The simulations are first validated against various experimental data.
Our numerical results reveal the need for 3D simulations to accurately capture the dynamics of liquid and supercritical CO2 emulsions. By examining our 3D simulations, we unveil vortex patterns at multiple vertical planes within the emulsions, i.e., vortex patterns in the third dimension. The intense vortices, characterized by high vorticity magnitude, are located near the sidewalls. From Q-criterion analysis, the strongest vortices can occur across the microchannel (in the third dimension) and, hence, offer improved exchange mechanisms. Gaseous CO2 emulsions exhibit enhanced transverse mixing across the microchannel. These intense vortex patterns for the gaseous state emerge near the interfacial area of the emulsion body and the cap region due to the influence of the surrounding flow. At higher Capillary numbers, liquid and supercritical CO2 emulsions exhibit similar flow dynamics, but with prominent vortex patterns occurring in the upstream cap region. In terms of applications, these findings pinpoint specific areas within the emulsions to pay attention to enhance the stabilization or exchanging mechanisms for low-Capillary Taylor flow emulsions.T02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2024-05-26 | |
| Molecular simulation of gas entrapment near a nanoscale cavity: The interplay of surface wettability, cavity shape, and gas typeT02-P05 University of Alberta | Publication | 2025-01-01 | |
| Complex Wetting, Impact Dynamics, and Viscous FingeringInternational Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) Symposium on “Interface Mechanics of Complex Flows and Soft Matter”, Beijing, China, Aug 20-23, 2024.T02-P05 University of Alberta | Activity | 2024-08-22 | |
