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Detailed Description
Title
Self-propelling bislugs
Department(s)
Mechanical Engineering
Creator(s)
Advisor(s)
Date of Original
6/1/2010
Description
The goal for this project was to study bislugs using micro-PIV techniques. A bislug is "a slug made up of two different fluids that is self propelled due to surface tension forces" [1]. Bislugs of Ethylene glycol and Silicone Oil 1CST were produced in KIMAX-51® Glass channels size 1.5-1.8*100mm and square cross section glass micro-channels size 1mm*1mm. The cleaning method from ASTM D 2274 [13] , was used to clean the glass micro-channels before use. Images and videos of bislugs were captured on Stephen J. Potter lab’s Davis 7.2.1 program and the Imager Intense La Vision camera. The average speed of a bislug was calculated to be about 4.351 mm/s. Ethylene Glycol was successfully seeded with Duke Scientific Corp. Red Fluorescent Polymer microspheres with a diameter of 7 ?m, and bislugs were produced with the seeded fluid. An experimental set up for the PIV experiment was constructed; however, PIV data was not yet taken.
Genre
thesis
Publisher of Digital Record
Union College Schaffer Library Digital Projects
Source
Union College Schaffer Library Special Collections
Contact Information
Union College Schaffer Library Special Collections, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308; 518-388-6620; https://www.union.edu/schaffer-library
Harmful Language Statement
Language
English