Electro-hydrodynamic shooting phenomenon of liquid metal stream

• Published in: Applied physics letters Vol. 105; no. 13
• Main Authors: Fang, Wen-Qiang, He, Zhi-Zhu, Liu, Jing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 29.09.2014
• Subjects: Applied physics; Capillary tubes; Casting; Direct current; Droplets; Ejection; Electric potential; Nozzles; Sodium hydroxide

We reported an electro-hydrodynamic shooting phenomenon of liquid metal stream. A small voltage direct current electric field would induce ejection of liquid metal inside capillary tube and then shooting into sodium hydroxide solution to form discrete droplets. The shooting velocity has positive rel...