Magnetophoretic Equilibrium of a Polydisperse Ferrofluid

The equilibrium concentration distribution of magnetic nanoparticles in a nonuniform magnetic field is studied theoretically. A linear current-carrying wire is used as a source of a nonuniform field. An exact solution for the concentration profile of a dilute monodisperse suspension is obtained with...

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Auteurs principaux: Andrey A. Kuznetsov, Ivan A. Podlesnykh
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Langue:EN
Publié: MDPI AG 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/dbeec4e318044c98823ba20e23c26dcc
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Résumé:The equilibrium concentration distribution of magnetic nanoparticles in a nonuniform magnetic field is studied theoretically. A linear current-carrying wire is used as a source of a nonuniform field. An exact solution for the concentration profile of a dilute monodisperse suspension is obtained within the framework of the continuous mass transfer theory. The applicability of this solution in a broad range of amperage values is tested using Langevin dynamics simulations. Obtained solution is also generalized for polydisperse suspensions. It is demonstrated that the particle size distribution in a polydisperse system strongly depends on the distance from the wire and in general does not coincide with the original distribution of a uniform suspension.