Rectified elongational streaming due to asymmetric electro-osmosis induced by ac polarization

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Wu, Jie Tang ^b   Du, Jiong Rong ^b   Juang, Yi Je ^b   Wei, Hsien Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; OHMIC CONTACTS; POLARIZATION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW;

AC POLARIZATION; FARADAIC POLARIZATION; HIGH FREQUENCY; RECTIFIED ELONGATIONAL STREAMING;

ELECTROOSMOSIS;

EID: 34047161821     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2717146     Document Type: Article

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