Novel low voltage EHD spray nozzle for atomization of water in the cone jet mode
| Autor: | Wamadeva Balachandran, Orest Lastow |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Jet (fluid)
Chemistry Nozzle Thermodynamics Mechanics Condensed Matter Physics Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Spray nozzle Volumetric flow rate Physics::Fluid Dynamics Electric field Physics::Atomic and Molecular Clusters Electrohydrodynamics Electrical and Electronic Engineering Low voltage Corona discharge Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Electrostatics. 65:490-499 |
| ISSN: | 0304-3886 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.elstat.2006.11.004 |
| Popis: | Due to the high surface tension and high conductivity, water is unsuitable for electrohydrodynamic (EHD) atomization using a DC electric field in air. The high local electric field, that is required to atomize water, is likely to generate corona discharge and consequently destabilize the atomization process. This study describes a novel low voltage EHD spray nozzle that can be used to atomize water and weak saline solutions in the stable cone jet mode. The properties of the atomization have been investigated together with the generated droplet size distribution. The nozzle operates at very low flow rates (0.5–4.0 μl/min). Due to the high dielectric constant of water and the low flow rate, the atomization takes place outside the applicability range of the scaling laws. The experimental results show that the droplet size is approximately constant when the flow rate is increased from 0.5 to 4.0 μl/min. The atomization of water was numerically simulated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The simulation results agree reasonably well with the experimental results with respect to the liquid cone shape and droplet size. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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