Departmental Papers (MEAM)
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
March 2004
Abstract
The dielectrophoretic forces acting on and the resulting velocities of cylindrical and spherical particles embedded in perfectly dielectric viscous fluids are calculated analytically. The fluids are confined in cylindrical/spherical shells and in semi-infinite media with prescribed potential distributions along the surfaces of the media. The forces are calculated by evaluating the Maxwell stress tensor. The velocities of the particles are obtained by solving the Stokes equation for creeping flow. The range of validity of force calculations based on the dipole-moment approximation is estimated.
Keywords
creeping flow, Navier-Stokes equations, electrophoresis
Recommended Citation
Liu, Hui and Bau, Haim H., "The dielectrophoresis of cylindrical and spherical particles submerged in shells and in semi-infinite media" (2004). Departmental Papers (MEAM). 109.
https://repository.upenn.edu/meam_papers/109
Date Posted: 19 October 2007
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
Copyright (2004) American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.
Reprinted from Physics of Fluids, Volume 16, Issue 5, pages 1217-1228.
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1649237