2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Mechanism of Electro-conjugate Fluid Flow and Design of Micro Fluid Power Source using Electro-conjugate Fluid
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21686017
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Design engineering/Machine functional elements/Tribology
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| Research Institution | Keio University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 電気流体力学現象 / マイクロ液圧源 / 機能性流体 |
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| Research Abstract |
Electro-conjugate fluid is a functional fluid, which generates a powerful flow when subjected to high voltage. In order to clarify its flow mechanism, this study introduces an electric force induced to a dielectric under electric field to Newtonian fluid equation of motion. The calculated flow velocity distribution using this model quantitatively corresponds to that obtained by an experiment. In addition, an electrode pair designed using the knowledge based on the model is introduced to develop a robot hand, and the hand proved the potential of electro-conjugate fluid as a micro fluid pressure source.
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