Determination of stable shapes of a thin liquid metal layer using a boundary integral method

This paper deals with a thin liquid metal layer submitted to an ac magnetic field. Experimentally, we have noticed that even if the system (inductor+liquid metal) is axisymmetric, when an ac magnetic field is applied the symmetry is broken. The observed deformations of the liquid metal are in three...

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Published in:Journal of physics. D, Applied physics Applied physics, 2006-03, Vol.39 (6), p.1244-1248
Main Authors: Hinaje, M, Vinsard, G, Dufour, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties
Electromagnetism
Engineering Sciences
Exact sciences and technology
Liquid thin films
Physics
Surfaces and interfaces
thin films and whiskers (structure and nonelectronic properties)
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Summary:This paper deals with a thin liquid metal layer submitted to an ac magnetic field. Experimentally, we have noticed that even if the system (inductor+liquid metal) is axisymmetric, when an ac magnetic field is applied the symmetry is broken. The observed deformations of the liquid metal are in three dimensions. Therefore, our aim is to investigate this deformation using a numerical method as boundary element method in three dimensions.
ISSN:0022-3727
1361-6463
DOI:10.1088/0022-3727/39/6/035