@inproceedings{e6fc7d2033c54675b6b21756e9adb4bf,
title = "Numerical modeling of ferrofluid droplets in magnetic fields",
abstract = "The motion and shape of a ferrofluid droplet placed in a non-magnetic viscous fluid and driven by a magnetic field are modeled numerically. The governing equations are the Maxwell equations, momentum equation and incompressibility. The numerical simulation uses a volume-of-fluid algorithm with a continuum-surface-force formulation for an axisymmetric geometry. The deformations in the drop under non-uniform magnetic fields are simulated. Droplets exhibit shape changes along the applied magnetic field. We have found that the ferrofluid droplet forms a prolate ellipsoid in the presence of a non-uniform magnetic field. For higher magnetic field strengths, the droplet undergoes dramatic deformation. This in turn influences the motion of the droplet through the viscous medium.",
keywords = "Computational fluid mechanic, Ferrofluid drop, VOF",
author = "S. Afkhami and Y. Renardy and M. Renardy and Riffle, {J. S.} and Pierre, {T. G.St}",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1063/1.2964882",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780735405493",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
pages = "884--886",
booktitle = "The XVth International Congress on Rheology - The Society of Rheology 80th Annual Meeting",
note = "15th International Congress on Rheology ; Conference date: 03-08-2008 Through 08-08-2008",
}