67th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (November 23, 2014 — November 25, 2014)

V0017: Liquid Film Motor

Authors
  • Reza Shirsavar, Department of Physics, University of Zanjan, Iran
  • Ahmad Amjadi, Physics Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
  • Mohammad Shirsavar, Sampad-Beheshti, Zanjan, Iran
  • Mansoure Moeini Rizi, Sharif University of Technology,Tehran,Iran
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2014.GFM.V0017

In 2005, we observed a novel phenomenon in soap films. In this phenomenon the soap film rotate under applying an electric field and an electric current. The direction and velocity of this rotation is completely controllable. Since 2005 we have focused on this problem. We show that this phenomenon is completely general, and can be observed in most of fluids and complex fluids. In this video we show that by using an alternating non-uniform electric field, we can produce flow in soap films. I think these works can be useful for manufacturing mixer in small scale, micro pump and controlling biological fluid flow in the body of a living creature. Hope presenting in your program help us to find new co-workers.

Our publication related to this work   

1- A water film motor

R. Shirsavar, A. Amjadi, N. Hamedani-Radja, M. D. Niri, M. Reza Rahimi Tabar and M. R.

Ejtehadi, arXiv:cond-mat/0605029v1

2- A liquid film motor

Amjadi, A., Shirsavar, R., Radja, N.H., Ejtehadi, M.R. 2009 Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

6 (5), pp. 711-715

3- Electrically rotating suspended films of polar liquids

Shirsavar, R., Amjadi, A., Tonddast-Navaei, A., Ejtehadi, M.R. 2011 Experiments in Fluids

50 (2), pp. 419-428

4- The rotation of freely suspended liquid crystal films in the presence of an

external electric field

Shirsavar, R., Amjadi, A., Tonddast-Navaei, A., Ejtehadi, M.R 2012 Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

13 (1), pp. 83-89

5- Induced soap film flow via non-uniform alternating electric field

Shirsavar, R,  Ramos, A, Amjadi, A, Taherinia, J, Nejati, A, Mashhadi, M

submitted to Journal of Electrostatics

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