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| author | Tsai, Ping-Rui Huang, Hong-Yue Tsai, Ying-Pin Lin, Chih-Jung Xu, Bo-Kai Hsieh, Jih-Kang Cheng, Yu-Ting Lai, Cheng-Wei Kao, Yu Hsuan Chen, Wen-Chi Hsiao, Fu-Li Sheng, Yu-Jane Lin, Po-Heng Hong, Tzay-Ming |
| author_facet | Tsai, Ping-Rui Huang, Hong-Yue Tsai, Ying-Pin Lin, Chih-Jung Xu, Bo-Kai Hsieh, Jih-Kang Cheng, Yu-Ting Lai, Cheng-Wei Kao, Yu Hsuan Chen, Wen-Chi Hsiao, Fu-Li Sheng, Yu-Jane Lin, Po-Heng Hong, Tzay-Ming |
| contents | Fascinating in art and science, the ability to float is also captivating and relevant in practical applications, such as Penning and ion traps that are fundamental to quantum computing. In this work, we first reproduce the classic water bridge by glycerol and, as it breaks down due to thermal agitation, observe that a lump of glycerol with mass~2.5 g can float and exhibit near-periodic oscillations. Through experiments, finite element analysis, and simulations, we discover that the stability of the floating droplet is made possible by the interaction between three mechanisms: Deformation, Plasma, and Kelvin force. Note that glycerol cluster (GC) falls in the class of adaptive materials that can change their properties or behavior in response to varying environmental conditions, i.e., stimuli-responsive. Furthermore, the stimuli, modified by the deformation of GC, collaborate with it to create this unique simple, yet stable, floating system. Backed up by simulations, this process, operated by only a single pair of electrodes, holds the potential to develop a simple yet powerful railgun. |
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| publishDate | 2023 |
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| spellingShingle | Liquid Droplet as Adaptive Material while Levitating via Coupling between Plasma and Kelvin Force Tsai, Ping-Rui Huang, Hong-Yue Tsai, Ying-Pin Lin, Chih-Jung Xu, Bo-Kai Hsieh, Jih-Kang Cheng, Yu-Ting Lai, Cheng-Wei Kao, Yu Hsuan Chen, Wen-Chi Hsiao, Fu-Li Sheng, Yu-Jane Lin, Po-Heng Hong, Tzay-Ming Soft Condensed Matter Fascinating in art and science, the ability to float is also captivating and relevant in practical applications, such as Penning and ion traps that are fundamental to quantum computing. In this work, we first reproduce the classic water bridge by glycerol and, as it breaks down due to thermal agitation, observe that a lump of glycerol with mass~2.5 g can float and exhibit near-periodic oscillations. Through experiments, finite element analysis, and simulations, we discover that the stability of the floating droplet is made possible by the interaction between three mechanisms: Deformation, Plasma, and Kelvin force. Note that glycerol cluster (GC) falls in the class of adaptive materials that can change their properties or behavior in response to varying environmental conditions, i.e., stimuli-responsive. Furthermore, the stimuli, modified by the deformation of GC, collaborate with it to create this unique simple, yet stable, floating system. Backed up by simulations, this process, operated by only a single pair of electrodes, holds the potential to develop a simple yet powerful railgun. |
| title | Liquid Droplet as Adaptive Material while Levitating via Coupling between Plasma and Kelvin Force |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.00826 |