Tunable interactions between particles in conically rotating electric fields

Soft Matter ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (47) ◽  
pp. 9657-9674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirill A. Komarov ◽  
Nikita P. Kryuchkov ◽  
Stanislav O. Yurchenko
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Particle Motion ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Field Rotation ◽  
Tunable Interactions ◽  
Horizontal Particle ◽  
Motion Plane

Tunable interactions between colloidal particles in external conically rotating electric fields are calculated, while the (vertical) axis of the field rotation is normal to the (horizontal) particle motion plane.

Characterization of interactive force acting on colloidal particles near an electrode in presence of a high-frequency (>10 kHz) AC electric field using particle diffusometry

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kshitiz Gupta ◽  
Dong Hoon Lee ◽  
Steven T. Wereley ◽  
Stuart J. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Particle Motion ◽  
Electrode Surface ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Double Layers ◽  
Average Height ◽  
Ac Electric Field

Colloidal particles like polystyrene beads and metallic micro and nanoparticles are known to assemble in crystal-like structures near an electrode surface under both DC and AC electric fields. Various studies have shown that this self-assembly is governed by a balance between an attractive electrohydrodynamic (EHD) force and an induced dipole-dipole repulsion (Trau et al., 1997). The EHD force originates from electrolyte flow caused by interaction between the electric field and the polarized double layers of both the particles and the electrode surface. The particles are found to either aggregate or repel from each other on application of electric field depending on the mobility of the ions in the electrolyte (Woehl et al., 2014). The particle motion in the electrode plane is studied well under various conditions however, not as many references are available in the literature that discuss the effects of the AC electric field on their out-of-plane motion, especially at high frequencies (>10 kHz). Haughey and Earnshaw (1998), and Fagan et al. (2005) have studied the particle motion perpendicular to the electrode plane and their average height from the electrode mostly in presence of DC or low frequency AC (<1 kHz) electric field. However, these studies do not provide enough insight towards the effects of high frequency (>10 kHz) electric field on the particles’ motion perpendicular to the electrode plane.  

Electrolyte-Dependent Aggregation of Colloidal Particles near Electrodes in Oscillatory Electric Fields

Langmuir ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (17) ◽  
pp. 4887-4894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor J. Woehl ◽  
Kelley L. Heatley ◽  
Cari S. Dutcher ◽  
Nicholas H. Talken ◽  
William D. Ristenpart
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Colloidal Particles

scholarly journals Influence of DC Electric Fields on Pollution of HVDC Composite Insulator Short Samples with Different Environmental Parameters

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinhan Qiao ◽  
Zhijin Zhang ◽  
Xingliang Jiang ◽  
Tian Liang
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Particle Motion ◽  
Particle Diameter ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Composite Insulator ◽  
High Voltage Direct Current ◽  
Electrical Stress ◽  
Motion Characteristics ◽  
Dc Electric Fields

Pollution-induced flashover is a serious threat to the safe operation of power systems. With the development of High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC), it is necessary to study insulator contamination in DC electric fields. In this paper, the energized wind tunnel contamination test was conducted in order to systematically study the pollution ratio, k (ratio of non-soluble deposit density (NSDD) of a DC-energized condition to a non-energized condition), under different environmental parameters. Later, a two-dimensional contamination model of short samples of an HVDC composite insulator was established. The particle motion characteristics under different environmental parameters were then analyzed by the finite element method (FEM). The research results showed that—the DC electric field had an influence on particle motion but in different environments, the degree of influence was different. In addition, k was found to largely vary, with a variation in the environmental parameters. When the electrical stress (Es) increased from 0 to 70 kV/m, k increased gradually. However, when the wind speed (ws) increased, k experienced a decreasing trend. Finally, as the particle diameter (dp) decreased, k increased at first, followed by a decrease, and then again showed an increase. The results of the pollution ratio, k, for different environmental parameters are of great importance for guiding anti-pollution work in power systems.

scholarly journals Lagrangian Solution for an Irrotational Progressive Water Wave Propagating on a Uniform Current

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 825-845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang-Yih Chen ◽  
Hsuan-Shan Chen ◽  
Chu-Yu Lin ◽  
Meng-Syue Li
Keyword(s):  
Particle Velocity ◽  
Particle Motion ◽  
Particle Transport ◽  
Water Wave ◽  
Particle Trajectory ◽  
Lagrangian Solution ◽  
Transport Velocity ◽  
Motion Period ◽  
Fifth Order ◽  
Horizontal Particle

Abstract Experiments are conducted to measure the motion properties of water particle for the progressive water wave propagation in the presence of following and adverse uniform currents. The experimental data are used to validate the fifth-order Lagrangian solution from Chen and Chen. The experimental results show that the measured data of the particle motion properties such as the b line (denoted as the line connecting the positions of consecutive particles of the same b label), the particle velocity, the particle transport velocity (drift velocity), the particle trajectory, the particle motion period, and the Lagrangian mean level are in close agreement with those of the fifth-order Lagrangian solution. The study also shows that the particle label could adopt the position coordinates of the particle as if it were in still water. The motion of the b line oscillates like wave motion: its wavelength is equal to the progressive wavelength and its wave velocity obeys the Doppler effect so the sum of the velocities of the progressive wave and current, the particle motion period, the Lagrangian mean level, and the particle transport velocity less current velocity are the same as for the case of pure progressive waves. For following currents, the shape of particle trajectory depends on the horizontal particle velocity at the trajectory trough. For adverse currents, the shape of particle trajectory depends on the horizontal particle velocity at the trajectory crest. For a description of the flow motion, the Lagrangian solution could be more effective and precise than the Eulerian solution.

Particle Compaction with Alternating Electric Fields: The Effects of Electrode Geometry

1986 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan J. Hurd
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Dielectric Material ◽  
Double Layers ◽  
Electrode Geometry ◽  
Dipole Interactions ◽  
Alternating Electric Fields ◽  
Alternating Electric Field ◽  
Dc Bias ◽  
Induced Dipoles

ABSTRACTA technique for inducing ordered, close-packed arrangements of various symmetries among colloidal particles is discussed. An external alternating electric field applied to the colloid induces dipole interactions of variable strength by polarizing either the dielectric material of the particles or their electrostatic double layers. Ordering in various symmetries can be obtained by switching the field rapidly between pairs of electrodes, thereby changing the orientation of the induced dipoles. A small dc bias serves to deposit and compact the aligned particles.

scholarly journals Tunable two-dimensional assembly of colloidal particles in rotating electric fields

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Egor V. Yakovlev ◽  
Kirill A. Komarov ◽  
Kirill I. Zaytsev ◽  
Nikita P. Kryuchkov ◽  
Kirill I. Koshelev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Two Dimensional

Polarization and interactions of colloidal particles in ac electric fields

2008 ◽  
Vol 129 (6) ◽  
pp. 064513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manish Mittal ◽  
Pushkar P. Lele ◽  
Eric W. Kaler ◽  
Eric M. Furst
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Ac Electric Fields

Using Shear and DC Electric Fields to Manipulate and Self-Assemble Dielectric Particles on Microchannel Walls

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minami Yoda ◽  
Necmettin Cevheri
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Poiseuille Flow ◽  
Lift Force ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Solid Surfaces ◽  
Electric Field Magnitude ◽  
Field Magnitude ◽  
Combined Flow ◽  
Lift Forces

Manipulating suspended neutrally buoyant colloidal particles of radii a = O(0.1 μm–1 μm) near solid surfaces, or walls, is a key technology in various microfluidics devices. These particles, suspended in an aqueous solution at rest near a solid surface, or wall, are subject to wall-normal “lift” forces described by the DLVO theory of colloid science. The particles experience additional lift forces, however, when suspended in a flowing solution. A fundamental understanding of such lift forces could therefore lead to new methods for the transport and self-assembly of particles near and on solid surfaces. Various studies have reported repulsive electroviscous and hydrodynamic lift forces on colloidal particles in Poiseuille flow (with a constant shear rate γ̇ near the wall) driven by a pressure gradient. A few studies have also observed repulsive dielectrophoretic-like lift forces in electroosmotic (EO) flows driven by electric fields. Recently, evanescent-wave particle tracking has been used to quantify near-wall lift forces on a = 125 nm–245 nm polystyrene (PS) particles suspended in a monovalent electrolyte solution in EO flow, Poiseuille flow, and combined Poiseuille and EO flow through ∼30 μm deep fused-silica channels. In Poiseuille flow, the repulsive lift force appears to be proportional to γ̇, a scaling consistent with hydrodynamic, vs. electroviscous, lift. In combined Poiseuille and EO flow, the lift forces can be repulsive or attractive, depending upon whether the EO flow is in the same or opposite direction as the Poiseuille flow, respectively. The magnitude of the force appears to be proportional to the electric field magnitude. Moreover, the force in combined flow exceeds the sum of the forces observed in EO flow for the same electric field or in Poiseuille flow for the same γ̇. Initial results also imply that this force, when repulsive, scales as γ̇1/2. These results suggest that the lift force in combined flow is fundamentally different from electroviscous, hydrodynamic, or dielectrophoretic-like lift. Moreover, for the case when the EO flow opposes the Poiseuille flow, the particles self-assemble into dense stable periodic streamwise bands with an average width of ∼6 μm and a spacing of 2–4 times the band width when the electric field magnitude exceeds a threshold value. These results are described and reviewed here.

Experimental Investigation on the Electrokinetic Motions of Colloidal Particles at an Interfacial Boundary Between Solid and Liquid

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuaki Shirai ◽  
Shoichiro Kaji ◽  
Shigeo Hosokawa ◽  
Tsuyoshi Kawanami ◽  
Shigeki Hirasawa
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Measurement System ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Solid Wall ◽  
Wall Region ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Solid Liquid

Abstract We investigate electrokinetic behavior of colloidal particles in the vicinity of a solid-liquid interface. Colloidal liquids are expected to be used as thermal transport media for heat transfer applications such as nanofluids and phase change emulsions. They contain submicrometer-sized particles in liquid, and electrokinetic behavior of the solute particles should play an important role in the heat transfer between solid-liquid interfacing boundaries. However, experimental investigation of the behavior remains difficult due to the required spatial resolution beyond diffraction limit. We developed a measurement system based on laser Doppler principle using an interference of evanescent waves generated at total internal reflections of incident lasers at a solid wall. The system was developed for the measurement of velocities of colloidal particles at an interfacing boundary of colloidal liquid and a solid wall. The system has a unique advantage of a high spatial resolution in the direction perpendicular to the boundary due to the short penetration depth of an evanescent wave in the range of a few hundred nanometers. The principle and performance of the measurement system were investigated using a scanning probe in the measurement volume. We experimentally confirmed the validity of the measurement and characterized the uncertainty of velocity measurement. The system was further applied in a series of measurements of alumina particles dispersed in water in a square-shaped cell under induced electric fields. The measured velocities are proportional to the field strengths at different particle concentrations. The linear relationship is consistent with theoretical predictions, which demonstrates the feasibility of the system for the measurement of velocities of colloidal particles in the near wall region.

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