Particle Compaction with Alternating Electric Fields: The Effects of Electrode Geometry

1986 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan J. Hurd
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Dielectric Material ◽  
Double Layers ◽  
Electrode Geometry ◽  
Dipole Interactions ◽  
Alternating Electric Fields ◽  
Alternating Electric Field ◽  
Dc Bias ◽  
Induced Dipoles

ABSTRACTA technique for inducing ordered, close-packed arrangements of various symmetries among colloidal particles is discussed. An external alternating electric field applied to the colloid induces dipole interactions of variable strength by polarizing either the dielectric material of the particles or their electrostatic double layers. Ordering in various symmetries can be obtained by switching the field rapidly between pairs of electrodes, thereby changing the orientation of the induced dipoles. A small dc bias serves to deposit and compact the aligned particles.

scholarly journals ELECTROPHORESIS IN THE TOTAL (CONSTANT AND ALTERNATING) ELECTRIC FIELD. II. PECULIARITIES OF THE COMBINED IMPACT OF ALTERNATING AND CONSTANT ELECTRIC FIELDS

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 46-51
Author(s):  
B. P. Sharfarets ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Constant Electric Field ◽  
Electrokinetic Phenomena ◽  
Alternating Electric Fields ◽  
Alternating Electric Field ◽  
Electroacoustic Transducer ◽  
Dispersed Medium ◽  
Hydrodynamic Field ◽  
Combined Impact

The hydrodynamics of electrophoresis under the simultaneous impact of constant and alternating electric fields is considered. It has been shown that when the constant and alternating external fields are combined, the energy of the constant electric field is transferred into the alternating hydrodynamic field. An example is given of a dispersed medium in which a giant dispersion of the dielectric constant can arise, which in turn can contribute to an increase in the total electrophoresis rate. Analogies of the behavior of the considered dispersed medium with the action of an electroacoustic transducer based on the use of electrokinetic phenomena are given.

Characterization of interactive force acting on colloidal particles near an electrode in presence of a high-frequency (>10 kHz) AC electric field using particle diffusometry

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kshitiz Gupta ◽  
Dong Hoon Lee ◽  
Steven T. Wereley ◽  
Stuart J. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Particle Motion ◽  
Electrode Surface ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Double Layers ◽  
Average Height ◽  
Ac Electric Field

Colloidal particles like polystyrene beads and metallic micro and nanoparticles are known to assemble in crystal-like structures near an electrode surface under both DC and AC electric fields. Various studies have shown that this self-assembly is governed by a balance between an attractive electrohydrodynamic (EHD) force and an induced dipole-dipole repulsion (Trau et al., 1997). The EHD force originates from electrolyte flow caused by interaction between the electric field and the polarized double layers of both the particles and the electrode surface. The particles are found to either aggregate or repel from each other on application of electric field depending on the mobility of the ions in the electrolyte (Woehl et al., 2014). The particle motion in the electrode plane is studied well under various conditions however, not as many references are available in the literature that discuss the effects of the AC electric field on their out-of-plane motion, especially at high frequencies (>10 kHz). Haughey and Earnshaw (1998), and Fagan et al. (2005) have studied the particle motion perpendicular to the electrode plane and their average height from the electrode mostly in presence of DC or low frequency AC (<1 kHz) electric field. However, these studies do not provide enough insight towards the effects of high frequency (>10 kHz) electric field on the particles’ motion perpendicular to the electrode plane.  

Electro-acoustic effects in a dilute suspension of spherical particles

1988 ◽  
Vol 190 ◽  
pp. 71-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Parallel Plate ◽  
Spherical Particles ◽  
Double Layers ◽  
Sound Waves ◽  
Alternating Electric Field ◽  
Dilute Suspension ◽  
Plate Geometry ◽  
Acoustic Phenomenon

Sound waves can be generated in a colloid by the application of an alternating electric field. In this paper we describe the method for calculating this and the related electro-acoustic phenomenon of electric fields generated by sound waves. As an illustration of the procedure, we obtain formulae for these two effects for a suspension of spherical particles with thin double layers, in a parallel plate geometry.

Anisotropic Colloidal Interactions & Assembly in AC Electric Fields

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel S. Hendley ◽  
Isaac Torres-Diaz ◽  
Michael A. Bevan
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Dipole Field ◽  
Colloidal Interactions ◽  
Ac Electric Fields ◽  
Dipole Interactions ◽  
High Frequency Ac

We match experimental and simulated configurations of anisotropic epoxy colloidal particles in high frequency AC electric fields by identifying analytical potentials for dipole-field and dipole-dipole interactions. We report an inverse...

Interaction Between Colloidal Particles in A.C. Electric Fields in the Relaxation Region of Double Layers

1992 ◽  
Vol 289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Hu ◽  
Seth Fraden ◽  
J. L. Glass ◽  
L. E. Wenner
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
External Field ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Dipole Moments ◽  
Colloidal Suspension ◽  
Double Layers ◽  
Electric Dipole Moments ◽  
Small Inhomogeneity ◽  
Recent Computer

When an electric field is applied to a colloidal suspension of micronsize particles, the particles are attracted to each other in the direction of the external field. They line up to form chains and columns across the gap of the electrodes and therefore drastically change the rheological properties of the suspension. These electrorheological phenomena have been studied extensively by recent computer simulation work [1,2], and it is generally accepted that the interactions between the induced electric dipole moments of the particles are responsible for their alignment in the external fields. To avoid net migrations of particles in electric fields of small inhomogeneity, alternating fields are generally used in experiments.

Electro-optic observations of electrodynamic band formation in colloidal suspensions

1990 ◽  
Vol 427 (1873) ◽  
pp. 321-330 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Colloidal Particles ◽  
Local Density ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Colloidal Suspensions ◽  
Field Vector ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Band Formation ◽  
Alternating Electric Fields ◽  
Field Lines

In static and low-frequency electric fields, colloidal particles in suspension tend to associate into ‘strings’ or ‘pearl chains’ along the field lines. A phenomenon has been observed in which, under long duration alternating electric fields, colloidal particles in aqueous or conducting media exhibit an electrodynamic instability in which they gather into high concentration ‘bands’ which run essentially perpendicular to the applied field vector. A detailed study is catalogued herein for aqueous suspensions of the discotic mineral kaolinite. A theory has been developed, which embraces the ‘pearl chain’ and ‘band’ formations, demonstrating that one can be formed from the other with increasing frequency and field strength and illustrating the dependence of band formation on electrophoretic mobility as observed in related electro-optical experiments. The value of the phenomenon as a mechanism for concentrating dispersed colloidal particles into regions of very high local density is apparent.

Standing Excitation Waves in the Heart Induced by Strong Alternating Electric Fields

2001 ◽  
Vol 87 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Gray ◽  
Oleg A. Mornev ◽  
José Jalife ◽  
Oleg V. Aslanidi ◽  
Arkady M. Pertsov
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Alternating Electric Fields

scholarly journals Water-Tree Resistant Characteristics of Crosslinker-Modified-SiO2/XLPE Nanocomposites

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1398
Author(s):  
Yong-Qi Zhang ◽  
Xuan Wang ◽  
Ping-Lan Yu ◽  
Wei-Feng Sun
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Water Molecules ◽  
Crosslinking Degree ◽  
Water Tree ◽  
Tree Resistance ◽  
Alternating Electric Fields ◽  
Trimethylolpropane Triacrylate ◽  
Mechanical Performances

Trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA) as a photoactive crosslinker is grafted onto hydrophobic nanosilica surface through click chemical reactions of mercapto double bonds to prepare the functionalized nanoparticles (TMPTA-s-SiO2), which are used to develop TMPTA-s-SiO2/XLPE nanocomposites with improvements in mechanical strength and electrical resistance. The expedited aging experiments of water-tree growth are performed with a water-knife electrode and analyzed in consistence with the mechanical performances evaluated by means of dynamic thermo-mechanical analysis (DMA) and tensile stress–strain characteristics. Due to the dense cross-linking network of polyethylene molecular chains formed on the TMPTA-modified surfaces of SiO2 nanofillers, TMPTA-s-SiO2 nanofillers are chemically introduced into XLPE matrix to acquire higher crosslinking degree and connection strength in the amorphous regions between polyethylene lamellae, accounting for the higher water-tree resistance and ameliorated mechanical performances, compared with pure XLPE and neat-SiO2/XLPE nanocomposite. Hydrophilic TMPTA molecules grafted on the nano-SiO2 surface can inhibit the condensation of water molecules into water micro-beads at insulation defects, thus attenuating the damage of water micro-beads to polyethylene configurations under alternating electric fields and thus restricting water-tree growth in amorphous regions. The intensified interfaces between TMPTA-s-SiO2 nanofillers and XLPE matrix limit the segment motions of polyethylene molecular chains and resist the diffusion of water molecules in XLPE amorphous regions, which further contributes to the excellent water-tree resistance of TMPTA-s-SiO2/XLPE nanocomposites.

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