Generating electrospray from a ferrofluid

Inventors

Lyon Bradley King, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

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Abstract

An electrospray device for generating electrospray from a ferrofluid. The electrospray device includes an emitter, an extraction electrode, and a magnet. The emitter is configured to receive a ferrofluidic liquid. The extraction electrode includes an aperture and is positioned a first distance from the emitter. The magnet generates a magnetic field in a first direction toward the emitter. The magnetic field causes Rosensweig instability in the ferrofluidic liquid, and generates a ferrofluidic peak in the ferrofluidic liquid. The magnet is positioned a second distance from the emitter, and the emitter is positioned between the extraction electrode and the magnet. The ferrofluidic liquid is biased at a first electrical potential and the extraction electrode is biased at a second electrical potential. A difference between the first electrical potential and the second electrical potential is sufficient to generate an electric field at the ferrofluidic peak that generates electrospray from the ferrofluidic peak.

Patent Number

US 10,330,090 B2

Assignee

Michigan Technological University

Application Number

14/769,847

Date Filed

2-28-2014

Certificate of Correction

No

Issue Date

6-25-2019

Disciplines

Engineering Mechanics | Mechanical Engineering

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Recommended Citation

King, Lyon Bradley, "Generating electrospray from a ferrofluid" (2019). Michigan Tech Patents. 144.
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/patents/144