| dc.contributor.author | Yao, Ye | |
| dc.description.abstract | An initially uncharged droplet suspended in another immiscible fluid under the influence
of a steady non-uniform electric field may experience deformation, migration and bursting.
This work numerically investigated the behavior of the droplet. Both the droplet and the
suspending fluid are assumed as leaky-dielectric or perfect-dielectric. We used a threedimensional
spectral boundary element method which has been validated by comparing
with other numerical results and experimental findings for droplet deformation in a uniform
electric field. The electric properties of the fluids are found to have a big influence on the
droplet migration direction and speed in a non-uniform electric field. We have investigated
the droplet deformation and motion affected by permittivity ratio, resistivity ratio, viscosity
ratio and the electric capillary number in a non-uniform electric field. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU Policy 190.6.2 | |
| dc.title | Numerical Studies of Droplet Behavior in a Steady Non-Uniform Electric Field | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-21T15:27:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-11-21T15:27:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/26855 | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Engineering | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Mechanical Engineering | en_US |
| ndsu.program | Mechanical Engineering | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Wang, Yechun | |
