Experimental characterization of helical propulsion in Newtonian and viscoelastic mediums

Dalia Mahdy, Abdallah Mohamed, Anke Klingner, Ashraf Tammam, Abdelmoneim Wahdan, Mohamed Serry, Islam S.M. Khalil

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Abstract

This work in vestigates the locomotion of helical robots in a low Reynolds number environment with two different rheological properties. We study the swimming characteristics of the robot during its transition from a Newtonian fluid to a viscoelastic environment. Our experimental results show that the helical robot causes shear thinning in gelatin with intermediate concentration. Therefore, its speed in gelatin is greater than that in silicone oil. The helical robot swims at maximum speed of 0.36 mm/s in silicone oil with viscosity of 5 Pa.s, and 0.22 mm/s, 0.71 mm/s, and 0.94 mm/s in gelatin with concentration of 2%, 3% and 4%, respectively, under the influence of two rotating dipole fields.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale (3M-NANO)
Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ
PublisherIEEE
Pages311-314
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-5386-1081-7, 978-1-5386-1080-0 (USB)
ISBN (Print)978-1-5386-1082-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Feb 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event7th International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale, IEEE 3M-NANO 2017 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 7 Aug 201711 Aug 2017
Conference number: 7

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Manipulation, Manufacturing and Measurement on the Nanoscale, IEEE 3M-NANO 2017
Abbreviated titleIEEE 3M-NANO 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period7/08/1711/08/17

Keywords

  • Helicalrobot
  • Magnetic
  • Rheological properties
  • n/a OA procedure

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