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Theory of the liquid film motor

Feiz, M. S ; Sharif University of Technology | 2015

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.92.033002
  3. Publisher: American Physical Society , 2015
  4. Abstract:
  5. The liquid film motor is a freely suspended liquid film placed between two capacitively coupled plates that rotates when an electric current is passed through it. Here we propose a theory for its rotation mechanism based on thin film electroconvection. The capacitively coupled plates induce free charges on the surfaces of the film, and the electric field on the film exerts a force that induces rotation. Results of the proposed theory and simulation are in good agreement with the experiments in different properties of the liquid film motor
  6. Keywords:
  7. Electric fields ; Liquid films ; Liquids ; Capacitively coupled ; Electro convections ; Free charge ; Rotation mechanism ; Thin films
  8. Source: Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics ; Volume 92, Issue 3 , September , 2015 ; 15393755 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.92.033002