An In-Pipe Mobile Robot Using Electro-Conjugate Fluid

An electro-conjugate fluid (ECF) is a kind of functional fluid, which produces a jet flow (ECF jet) when subjected to high DC voltage. It is known that a strong ECF jet is generated under nonuniform electric field, for example, the field with a pair of needle and ring electrodes. This study introduc...

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Main Authors: Akihiro YAMAGUCHI, Kenjiro TAKEMURA, Shinichi YOKOTA, Kazuya EDAMURA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2011-10-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jamdsm/5/3/5_3_214/_pdf/-char/en