Modeling of the EHD effects on hydrodynamics and heat transfer within a flat miniature heat pipe including axial capillary grooves

A numerical model for an electrohydrodynamic (EHD) grooved Flat Miniature Heat Pipe (FMHP) is developed. Two microchannel shapes are considered as axial capillary structures: square and triangle grooves. For both groove shapes, the electric field affects the liquid-vapor radius of curvature which decreases in the condenser and increases in the evaporator under the action of the electric field. The liquid and vapor velocities are also affected by the EHD effects. The electric field effects on the velocities depend on the FMHP zone. It is also demonstrated that the electric field increases the vapor pressure drop; however, it decreases the liquid pressure drop. The liquid-wall and vapor-wall viscous forces as well as the shear liquid-vapor forces are affected by the electric field. The analysis of the electric forces shows that the dielectrophoretic forces which act on the liquid-vapor interface are predominant and their order of magnitude is much higher than the Coulomb forces. Finally, it is also demonstrated that the capillary limit increases with the electric field for both groove shapes.     

Experimental investigation of fully developed falling film flow in the presence of conduction pumps

Conduction pumping is appropriate way for liquid pumping due to its benefits like being noise free and easy controlling. In the present work fully developed falling film flow in the presence of conduction pumps has been experimentally investigated. Two different arrangements were selected and Transformer oil was used. Results indicated that, applying electric field would decrease thickness of falling film in wide range of Re number. The variation of wave's frequency and velocity regarding to Re number is also presented and compared for arrangements. Conduction pumps increased wave's frequency at low Re numbers conversely decreased it at high Re numbers.     

Formation of liquid cone jet dependent on rise time of driving voltage

This paper reports on transient dynamics of electrospray driven by high step voltage and its dependence on voltage rise time. Three rise times (50 ns, 1.8 μs, and 400 μs) were used to compare influence on liquid dynamics. It was found that, when the applied voltage exceeds a certain level, minute differences in voltage rise time significantly affect jet formation time. A rise time of 50 ns accelerates the jet ejection by about 20% compared with other rise times. These results indicate that optimization of rise time may enable drastic improvement of controllability of drop-on-demand electrospray.     

静电场强化介电流体冷凝换热实验研究

本文以电绝缘性低沸点介电流体R11为实验工质,利用自行设计和制作的电流体力学实验模型,对介电流体进 行静电场强化冷凝换热实验研究。实验结果表明:静电场对模型内介电流体的凝结换热有很好的强化作用,其换热系数主 要与外加电场强度、热通量及电极相对位置等因素有关,这种电场强化凝结换热技术对制冷和热传递工程具有参考价值。     

R11/R134a混合工质管束外沸腾传热的EHD强化试验研究

采用EHD强化技术对R11/R134a混合工质进行管束外沸腾传热的试验研究,以试验所获得的大量数据为基础,分析了电场电压、热流密度与换热系数、强化系数之间的关系,并重点分析了不同工质组分对EHD强化效果的影响,为探索EHD强化沸腾换热的机理以及将其推广到工程应用提供了一定依据。     

Homotopy Coiflets wavelet solution of electrohydrodynamic flows in a circular cylindrical conduit

In previous studies, the nonlinear problem of electrohydrodynamic(EHD)ion drag flows in a circular cylindrical conduit has been studied by several authors. However, those studies seldom involve the computation for large physical parameters such as the electrical Hartmann number and the magnitude parameter for the strength of the nonlinearity due to the existence of strong nonlinearity in these extreme cases. To overcome this faultiness, the newly-developed homotopy Coiflets wavelet method is extended to solve this EHD flow problem with strong nonlinearity. The validity and reliability of the proposed technique are verified. Particularly, the highly accurate homotopy-wavelet solution is obtained for extreme large parameters, which seems to be overlooked before.Discussion about the effects of related physical parameters on the axial velocity field is presented.     

The effect of uni/bipolar charge injection on EHD conduction pumping

Electrohydrodynamics (EHD) conduction pumping takes advantage of Coulomb force generated by externally applied electric field and dissociated charges from electrolytes present in the working fluid. With the electric field maintained below the DC breakdown limit (i.e voltage required for charge injection), EHD conduction generated flow relies primarily upon the asymmetry of the electrodes where the flow is always generated toward the specific direction regardless of the electrodes polarity. The charge distribution induced by the process of dissociation may be altered by charge injection, potentially present at the electrodes' surfaces. The charge injection could occur, for example, because of the electrode surface roughness.This paper is a numerical investigation to quantify the impact of the charge injection on the performance of EHD conduction pump. The numerical domain comprises a coplanar asymmetric electrode pair embedded against a 2-D channel wall where the EHD conduction induced liquid flow is expected to be generated from the narrower electrode toward the wider electrode in the absence of charge injection. The electric field, net charge density, and electric body force distributions are presented in the absence and presence of charge injection. In addition, the electrically generated net flow is calculated for several operating conditions.     

Numerical modelling of EHD effects on heat transfer and bubble shapes of nucleate boiling

In this article, mathematical and numerical models are developed to study pure electrohydrodynamic (EHD) effects on heat transfer and bubble shapes when an initial bubble attached to a superheated horizontal wall in nucleate boiling. In the modelling of EHD effects on heat transfer, an undeformed bubble is considered; the electric body force and Joule heat are added to the momentum and energy equations; governing equations for heat, fluid flow and electric fields are coupled numerically and solved using a non-orthogonal body-fitted mesh system with necessary interfacial treatments at the gas–liquid boundary. While, to study the pure effect of EHD on the deformation of the bubble, the evaluation of a deformable bubble without heat transfer is simulated by volume of fluid (VOF) method based on an axial symmetric Cartesian coordinate system. The simulations indicate that EHD can effectively enhance heat transfer rate of nucleate boiling by influencing the motion of the ring vortex around the bubble and that bubble can be elongated due to the pull in axial direction and push in the negative radial direction by the electric field force.     

电场对注入气泡和沸腾气泡影响的实验研究

本文主要研究了直流电场对冷态注入氮气气泡和R113沸腾气泡行为的影响.利用高速摄像机拍摄了冷态注入气泡和热态沸腾气泡在不同场强作用下的实验图像,并对气泡的脱离进行了定量分析.实验结果表明:注入氮气气泡和沸腾气泡沿电场方向显著伸长,其脱离长径比随着场强升高而增大,并且电场对沸腾气泡伸长行为的影响更显著.此外,注入气泡和沸腾气泡的脱离体积随着场强增大都具有减小的趋势,而且注入气泡体积随场强减小的行为更明显.     

EHD强化水平管外沸腾传热的试验研究

本研究对水平管外沸腾换热的ＥＨＤ强化进行了试验,得出了沸腾换热系数与外加电场的电压、管壁热流密度等相关参数的关系,并对试验现象和外加电场的功耗进行了分析,为探索ＥＨＤ强化沸腾传热的机理和理论以及它的工程应用提供了一定的依据．