Flow Structures and Charge Behaviors of Electroconvective Silicone Flows Induced by a Surface Dielectric Barrier Injection Actuator Subjected to Bipolar Pulsed DC Signals
Abstract:Surface dielectric barrier injection (SDBI) actuators have received increasing interest due to the presence of dielectric barriers, which can greatly improve the applied voltage. The success of SDBI actuators in driving silicone oil makes silicone flow a very promising application in the field of microfluidics. However, polarity-dependent flows that are different from conventional cases are observed experimentally under bi-polar pulsed DC signals. To interpret this specific phenomenon, a new model of electrohy… Show more
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