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Area of Science:

  • Fluid dynamics
  • Electrokinetics
  • Rheology

Background:

  • Capillary-driven flow is fundamental in microfluidics and porous media.
  • Electrostatic forces can significantly influence fluid behavior in confined geometries.
  • Understanding these interactions is crucial for applications in micro-scale transport and material processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically and experimentally investigate electrohydrostatic capillary-driven flow of Newtonian fluids between parallel conducting plates.
  • To identify and analyze the dimensionless parameters governing this flow, including hydrostatic bond (Bo(H)), electrostatic bond (Bo(E)), and electrostatic Reynolds (Re(E)) numbers.
  • To compare theoretical predictions with experimental results for interface displacement and flow dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a theoretical model using lubrication theory in the limit of low electrostatic Reynolds numbers (Re(E) --> 0).
  • Conducted experiments using silicone and castor oil with parallel plates at gap spacings less than the capillary length.
  • Investigated two ranges of electrostatic Reynolds numbers: 0.001 < Re(E) < 0.01 and 10 < Re(E) < 1000.

Main Results:

  • Derived an analytical solution for time-dependent interface position, analogous to Washburn's model for capillary flow.
  • Observed good agreement between theoretical and experimental static rise heights.
  • Identified convective and interfacial instabilities at high electrostatic Reynolds numbers (Re(E) > 1) with large fluid displacements.
  • Demonstrated good qualitative agreement for flow dynamics at low electrostatic Reynolds numbers.

Conclusions:

  • The dimensionless parameters Bo(H), Bo(E), and Re(E) effectively govern electrohydrostatic capillary flow.
  • Theoretical models provide accurate predictions for static rise height and qualitative flow dynamics at low Re(E).
  • Instabilities emerge at higher Re(E), indicating complex flow behavior influenced by electrostatic and convective effects.