Modeling of movement of liquid metal droplets driven by an electric field

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (28) ◽  
pp. 18505-18513 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. F. Wang ◽  
M. J. Jin ◽  
X. J. Jin ◽  
S. G. Zuo
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Metal Droplets

We systematically investigate the factors during movement through experiment and innovative modeling, which combine pertinent forces.

Linear growth of instabilities on a liquid metal under normal electric field

1993 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 1201-1225 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. N�ron de Surgy ◽  
J.-P. Chabrerie ◽  
O. Denoux ◽  
J.-E. Wesfreid
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Linear Growth ◽  
Normal Electric Field

scholarly journals In-situ monitoring for liquid metal jetting using a millimeter-wave impedance diagnostic

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tammy Chang ◽  
Saptarshi Mukherjee ◽  
Nicholas N. Watkins ◽  
David M. Stobbe ◽  
Owen Mays ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Millimeter Wave ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Wave Impedance ◽  
In Situ Monitoring ◽  
Full Wave ◽  
Drop On Demand ◽  
The Time Domain ◽  
Metal Droplets

AbstractThis article presents a millimeter-wave diagnostic for the in-situ monitoring of liquid metal jetting additive manufacturing systems. The diagnostic leverages a T-junction waveguide device to monitor impedance changes due to jetted metal droplets in real time. An analytical formulation for the time-domain T-junction operation is presented and supported with a quasi-static full-wave electromagnetic simulation model. The approach is evaluated experimentally with metallic spheres of known diameters ranging from 0.79 to 3.18 mm. It is then demonstrated in a custom drop-on-demand liquid metal jetting system where effective droplet diameters ranging from 0.8 to 1.6 mm are detected. Experimental results demonstrate that this approach can provide information about droplet size, timing, and motion by monitoring a single parameter, the reflection coefficient amplitude at the input port. These results show the promise of the impedance diagnostic as a reliable in-situ characterization method for metal droplets in an advanced manufacturing system.

Effect of Electric Field on the Lubricating Performance of Ga‐Based Liquid Metal

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 1900028 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Guo ◽  
Jun Cheng ◽  
Hui Tan ◽  
Shengyu Zhu ◽  
Zhuhui Qiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Electric Field

scholarly journals Shaping and Controlled Fragmentation of Liquid Metal Droplets through Cavitation

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Krivokorytov ◽  
Q. Zeng ◽  
B. V. Lakatosh ◽  
A. Yu. Vinokhodov ◽  
Yu. V. Sidelnikov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Metal Droplets

Noncoalescent liquid metal droplets sustained on a magnetic field-circulated liquid metal bath surface

2019 ◽  
Vol 115 (8) ◽  
pp. 083702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Zhao ◽  
Lixiang Yang ◽  
Yujie Ding ◽  
Pengju Zhang ◽  
Jing Liu
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Bath Surface ◽  
Metal Bath ◽  
Liquid Metal Bath ◽  
Metal Droplets

scholarly journals A Liquid-Metal-Based Dielectrophoretic Microdroplet Generator

Micromachines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang ◽  
Zhang ◽  
Gao ◽  
Wang ◽  
Deng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Metal ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Parametric Study ◽  
Microfluidic Channel ◽  
Droplet Generator ◽  
Metal Electrodes ◽  
Droplet Generators

This paper proposes a novel microdroplet generator based on the dielectrophoretic (DEP) force. Unlike the conventional continuous microfluidic droplet generator, this droplet generator is more like “invisible electric scissors”. It can cut the droplet off from the fluid matrix and modify droplets’ length precisely by controlling the electrodes’ length and position. These electrodes are made of liquid metal by injection. By applying a certain voltage on the liquid-metal electrodes, the electrodes generate an uneven electric field inside the main microfluidic channel. Then, the uneven electric field generates DEP force inside the fluid. The DEP force shears off part from the main matrix, in order to generate droplets. To reveal the mechanism, numerical simulations were performed to analyze the DEP force. A detailed experimental parametric study was also performed. Unlike the traditional droplet generators, the main separating force of this work is DEP force only, which can produce one droplet at a time in a more precise way.

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