Dynamics of nonmagnetic inclusions in a microchannel with a magnetic fluid in an inhomogeneous magnetic field

The article presents the results of studying the dynamics of non-magnetic bubbles and droplets in a magnetic fluid placed in an inhomogeneous magnetic field. Using a digital high-speed system for video recording, the mechanism of the detachment of a non-magnetic droplet from the major part of the magnetic fluid has been considered in detail. It is experimentally demonstrated that the size of formed non-magnetic inclusions in such a magnetic-fluid system does not depend on the flow rate and hydrostatic pressure. The possibility to control the size of non-magnetic liquid and gas inclusions by changing the parameters of magnetic fluid and magnetic field can be used for microdosers or gas meters in microfluidic systems. (c) 2022 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).