Reconfigurable magnetic liquid metal robot for high-performance droplet manipulation

Y Zhang, S Jiang, Y Hu, T Wu, Y Zhang, H Li, A Li… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Droplet manipulation is crucial for diverse applications ranging from bioassay to medical
diagnosis. Current magnetic-field-driven manipulation strategies are mainly based on fixed …

Experimental investigation of the influence of floating ices constraint on the cavity dynamics of an axisymmetric body during the water exit process

T Sun, J Zhang, H Wei, D Zhang, G Zhang - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The process of water exit in an ice-constrained environment involves complicated gas-liquid-
solid multiphase turbulence flows. This paper considers the effects of the floating ices during …

Exit dynamics of a square cylinder

I Ashraf, S Dorbolo - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, we experimentally investigate the exit dynamics of a square cylinder, that is
initially fully immersed in a water tank and that crosses the interface perpendicularly to its …

Numerical study of vehicle motion during water exit under combined lifting force and wave action

X Huang, Y Dai, X Zhu - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
During the retrieval process of the deep-sea mining vehicle (DSMV), the stability of the
retrieval system is strongly influenced by the interaction between the vehicle body and the …

Effect of the surface dimples on the exit dynamics of a sphere at a constant velocity

I Ashraf, S Dorbolo - Applied Ocean Research, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explores the exit dynamics of two distinct spheres–a smooth sphere and a
dimpled sphere–at a consistent velocity through experimental analysis. Utilizing high-speed …

Calculation model for water mass entrained by the water exit of a particle using two projected images captured from orthogonal directions

K Takamure, T Uchiyama - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Water exit is an extremely important phenomenon because it contributes to the development
of physics and biology and its application in engineering. In particular, it is necessary to …

Effect of density of a sphere launched vertically in water on the water-surface behavior and sphere motion in air

K Takamure, T Uchiyama - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Submerged solid spheres with specific gravities relative to water ranging from 1.36 to 7.93
were launched vertically upward toward the free surface of calm water. The motion of each …

Effect of Froude number on the motion of a spherical particle launched vertically upward in water

K Takamure, T Uchiyama - Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2021 - Elsevier
A spherical particle with a diameter of 25.4 mm and density of 2640 kg/m 3 was launched
vertically upward toward the free surface of calm water. The Froude number of the particle …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of vortex shedding in the wake of a sphere with a uniaxial through-hole

H Kato, K Takamure, T Uchiyama - AIP Advances, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Wake flows have significant effects on vehicles, buildings, and other objects encountered in
daily life. Thus, wake control techniques are of practical importance and have been …

[HTML][HTML] Motion characteristics of sphere with uniaxial through-hole after passing through air–water interface: Case study with different submergence depths

K Takamure, T Uchiyama, T Degawa - Applied Ocean Research, 2025 - Elsevier
A vented sphere with a density of 2.6× 10 3 kg/m 3 and a diameter of 25.4 mm containing a
circular uniaxial through-hole (diameter: 6 mm) was launched vertically upward from …