Magnetically induced spreading and pattern selection in thin ferrofluid drops

Ching-Yao Chen*, W. L. Wu, José A. Miranda

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Abstract

We report an experimental study of a fingering pattern formation which occurs during the spreading of an immiscible thin ferrofluid drop subjected to a radial magnetic field. Our results indicate that this ferrohydrodynamic system works as a magnetic analog of conventional spin coating, where centrifugal driving is replaced with a magnetic body force induced by the radial applied field. In this context, a magnetically tunable pattern selection mechanism is proposed in which the shape and number of the arising fingered structures can be properly controlled.

Original languageEnglish
Article number056321
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume82
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Nov 2010

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