Calculation of the electric field magnitude at total internal reflection surfaces

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan W. Arenberg
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Total Internal Reflection ◽  
Internal Reflection ◽  
Electric Field Magnitude ◽  
Field Magnitude

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.

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

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Necmettin Cevheri ◽  
Minami Yoda
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 (0.1–1 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 Derjaguin–Landau–Verwey–Overbeek (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 γ· 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 = 125–245 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 γ·, a scaling consistent with hydrodynamic, versus 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 and in Poiseuille flow for the same γ·. Initial results also imply that this force, when repulsive, scales as γ·1/2. 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.

Deformation of Nitrogen Bubbles in DC Electric Fields

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Chen ◽  
Yao Peng ◽  
Yaozu Song ◽  
Min Chen
Keyword(s):  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Transformer Oil ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Direction Parallel ◽  
Electric Field Magnitude ◽  
Field Magnitude ◽  
Nitrogen Bubbles ◽  
Dc Electric Fields

The deformation of nitrogen bubbles in transformer oil with various DC electric fields was studied experimentally and theoretically. The bubble deformation was visualized by a high-speed digital camera. The major axis of the bubble was elongated along the direction parallel to the applied electric field, with the elongation increasing as the electric field magnitude increased. The electrical Weber number (We) was used to correlate the electric field magnitude and the electric permittivity of the working fluid to the bubble aspect ratio (AR). The experimental results indicate that the bubble aspect ratio increases with increasing We. The total electrical stresses were calculated on an actual bubble shape including the electrostriction stresses.

Time Dependent Polarization and Strain Evolution Around a Circular Hole in Ferroelectrics

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q. D. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Circular Hole ◽  
Remnant Polarization ◽  
Strain Difference ◽  
Local Electric Field ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Principal Strain ◽  
Electric Field Effect ◽  
Electric Field Magnitude ◽  
Field Magnitude

The simulation of inhomogeneous creep around a circular hole in the center of ferroelectric plate is presented aiming for understanding the birefringence measurements around the hole. The time dependent fields of strain and polarization around the hole in response to its concentrated electric field effect can be determined using the finite element method. It was found that the electric field concentration factor by a hole can achieve 6 times of the applied loads and shows slightly time dependence; the creep of polarization and strains process is controlled by the local electric field magnitude, which governs the saturation of remnant polarization and strain. The result of geometric principal strain difference contours around the hole agrees with that of birefringence observation. The remnant polarization increased in a power-law relation with electric field magnitude, while the principal strain difference developed quadratically with the total electric displacement. Both experimental and numerical results suggest that the strain distributes around the hole and changes with time, which is controlled by both the local electric field magnitude and the saturation process. Although the inhomogeneities enhance fields locally, the saturated values of strain and polarization decrease with an increase in the defect volume.

scholarly journals Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Ion Drift in Nanochannel Water Flow

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2373
Author(s):  
Filippos Sofos ◽  
Theodoros Karakasidis ◽  
Ioannis E. Sarris
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Volumetric Flow Rate ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Channel Height ◽  
Electric Field Magnitude ◽  
Field Magnitude ◽  
Ion Drift ◽  
Ion Separation

The present paper employs Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations to reveal nanoscale ion separation from water/ion flows under an external electric field in Poiseuille-like nanochannels. Ions are drifted to the sidewalls due to the effect of wall-normal applied electric fields while flowing inside the channel. Fresh water is obtained from the channel centerline, while ions are rejected near the walls, similar to the Capacitive DeIonization (CDI) principles. Parameters affecting the separation process, i.e., simulation duration, percentage of the removal, volumetric flow rate, and the length of the nanochannel incorporated, are affected by the electric field magnitude, ion correlations, and channel height. For the range of channels investigated here, an ion removal percentage near 100% is achieved in most cases in less than 20 ns for an electric field magnitude of E = 2.0 V/Å. In the nutshell, the ion drift is found satisfactory in the proposed nanoscale method, and it is exploited in a practical, small-scale system. Theoretical investigation from this work can be projected for systems at larger scales to perform fundamental yet elusive studies on water/ion separation issues at the nanoscale and, one step further, for designing real devices as well. The advantages over existing methods refer to the ease of implementation, low cost, and energy consumption, without the need to confront membrane fouling problems and complex electrode material fabrication employed in CDI.

Demonstrating Penetration of Electric Field of Incident Beam Into Rarer Medium During Total Internal Reflection

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ved Ratna Aggarwal ◽  
Suresh Kumar ◽  
Boonchoat Paosawatyanyong ◽  
Pornrat Wattanakasiwich
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Total Internal Reflection ◽  
Incident Beam ◽  
Internal Reflection
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