Author/Authors :
Bouali, K Faculty of Applied Sciences - Kasdi Merbah University, Ouargla, Algeria , Kadid, F.Z L.E.B Laboratory Electrical Engineering Department - University of Mostefa Benboulaid Batna 2, Batna Algeria , Abdessemed, R L.E.B Laboratory Electrical Engineering Department - University of Mostefa Benboulaid Batna 2, Batna Algeria , Taleb Ahmed, A Laboratory LAMIH UMR CNRS UVHC - University of Valenciennes and Hainaut Cambresis Valenciennes, France , Toumi, A University Mohamed khider Biskra, Biskra, Algeria
Abstract :
The paper is dedicated to the study and the optimization of a magnetohydrodynamic conduction pump.
Electromagnetic pumps have several advantages to mechanical pumps, they do not use a moving mechanical
part, unlike traditional electric motors, and they transform electromagnetic energy directly into kinetic energy.
A fluid is set in motion in a magnetic field by an electric field supplying an electric current to the terminals of
electrodes immersed in the fluid. The optimization procedure based on the particle swarm method uses a
fitness function as the minimum of the mass. The electromagnetic model is carried out by the finite volume
method and the steady fluid flow by COMSOL software. The optimized results of the performance
characteristics of the electromagnetic pump are obtained.
Keywords :
Optimization , Constraints , Fitness function , Finite volume method , Particle swarm , Conduction pump , Fluid mechanics , Magnetohydrodynamic
