@inproceedings{fe94d96caa1d4c2faf6600cd084275d4,
title = "A novel planetary motion of ferrofluid drops in a rotating magnetic field",
abstract = "We experimentally investigate the motion of a ferrodrop array in a rotating magnetic field. The ferrodrops undergo interesting dual rotations, such as the local self-spins of individual drops and the global revolution of the drop array. While the drops spin nearly synchronized with the overall external field, the revolution always lags behind the field and appears a forth and back movement. Significance of the net revolutionary movement depends on the uniformity of the overall field distribution. In general, a more uniform rotating field leads to a more prominent global revolution of the array. Phenomenon of such dual rotations can be applied to mix two fluids more effectively than a self-spin drop.",
keywords = "Ferrofluid, Planetary motion, Rotational field",
author = "Ching-Yao Chen and Hsueh, {H. C.}",
year = "2014",
month = jun,
language = "English",
isbn = "9781482258271",
volume = "2",
series = "Technical Proceedings of the 2014 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2014",
publisher = "Nano Science and Technology Institute",
pages = "93--96",
booktitle = "Technical Proceedings of the 2014 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2014",
note = "Nanotechnology 2014: MEMS, Fluidics, Bio Systems, Medical, Computational and Photonics - 2014 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2014 ; Conference date: 15-06-2014 Through 18-06-2014",
}