A theoretical model based on energy conversation is constructed to characterize the contracting behavior of the nonconductive droplet actuated by the dielectric effect in an immiscible dielectric liquid. To verify the...A theoretical model based on energy conversation is constructed to characterize the contracting behavior of the nonconductive droplet actuated by the dielectric effect in an immiscible dielectric liquid. To verify the theory, COMSOL is employed to simulate the evolution of the droplet based on dielectrowetting, and a measurement platform is established to monitor the change process of the droplet profile. The contact angle and the height of the droplet increase linearly up to 48° and 2.03 mm respectively when U ranges from 55 V to 160 V, while the droplet remained stationary when U < 55 V.The relative experimental results coincide with the prediction of theory and the simulation analysis.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61775102)the Youth Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61905117).
文摘A theoretical model based on energy conversation is constructed to characterize the contracting behavior of the nonconductive droplet actuated by the dielectric effect in an immiscible dielectric liquid. To verify the theory, COMSOL is employed to simulate the evolution of the droplet based on dielectrowetting, and a measurement platform is established to monitor the change process of the droplet profile. The contact angle and the height of the droplet increase linearly up to 48° and 2.03 mm respectively when U ranges from 55 V to 160 V, while the droplet remained stationary when U < 55 V.The relative experimental results coincide with the prediction of theory and the simulation analysis.
