Numerical study of ferro‐droplet breakup initiation induced by a slowly rotating uniform magnetic field

Autor: Alastair J. Radcliffe
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Engineering Reports, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
ISSN: 2577-8196
DOI: 10.1002/eng2.12316
Popis: The fully three‐dimensional start‐up deformations and accelerations of initially spherical magnetically susceptable linearly magnetizable ferrofluid droplets, driven by a rotating uniform magnetic field, are investigated through the use of coupled finite element/boundary element computer simulations. For given magnetic susceptability, a critical viscosity is suggested, proportional to both magnetic field strength and rotation speed, below which the deformations of the initially spherical droplet inevitably lead to breakup, but above which a simple persistent spheroidal solid body rotation is attained.
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