Effect of Bubbles in Optimized Y-Shaped Tubes of Fluid Streams

Abstract

Multiphase transport processes are encountered in many branches of science and engineering. Bubbles can be used, for example, as to cut off the blood flows that feed sick tissue growth and as potential drug delivery systems. This paper addresses the effect of bubbles on the increase of flow resistance within optimized Y-shaped tubes under different size constraints (volume, surface area). Y-shaped constructs of fluid streams can mimic the anatomy of the vascular system, and the results presented in this paper can be used for facilitating the design and analysis of the flow of bubbles through these systems.