Deformation of bulk dielectric fluids under corona-initiated charge injection
Autor: | Md. Ashraful Haque, Hossein Sojoudi, Marwan H. Mohamed, Amir Dehghanghadikolaei, Mohcen Shahbaznezhad |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Convection Materials science Physics::Medical Physics Computational Mechanics Liquid dielectric General Physics and Astronomy Mechanics Dielectric Deformation (meteorology) Physics::Fluid Dynamics Surface tension Viscosity Mechanics of Materials Electrohydrodynamics Corona discharge |
Zdroj: | Experiments in Fluids. 61 |
ISSN: | 1432-1114 0723-4864 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00348-020-02951-5 |
Popis: | Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) flow induced in dielectric fluids by charge injection is capable of producing convective instabilities accompanied by surface deformation of fluids. This work presents the results of experimental observations of the EHD flow induced in bulk dielectric liquid layers using corona discharge. A method for deformation analysis of surface liquid is presented and used to characterize the convective instabilities and bulk deformations formed within the fluid. The governing liquid properties for the deformations are discussed, indicating the vital role of surface tension and viscosity. Critical voltages at which rapid transformation of the liquid’s deformation occurs are identified and discussed. Consideration is also given to the potential application of the EHD flow as an air-wave-type EHD pump, including analyses of pumping performance and its governing parameters. The liquid layer thickness is shown to be a dominant parameter in the efficacy of such proposed pump designs. |
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