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SUBMITTER: Emmerson JO
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11333900 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Emmerson Jake O JO Shateri Amirali A Xie Jianfei J
Heliyon 20240726 15
This paper investigates the use of magnetic fluids known as ferrofluids to act as <i>ad hoc</i> valves within pipe systems to create isolation points for stemming pipe leakages and to halt leakages before they become largescale disasters. The sealing abilities of ferrofluids were proven for microvalves (ID ≤ 1 mm) in hydrostatic experiments and extended to the macroscale applications (ID ≥ 6 mm). Theoretical prediction and magnetic finite element analysis (FEA) were also undertaken to predict th ...[more]