DocumentCode
1324254
Title
Experimental study of ion-drag pumping using various working fluids
Author
Bryan, J.E. ; Seyed-Yagoobi, J.
Author_Institution
McDonnell Douglas Space Syst. Co., Houston, TX, USA
Volume
26
Issue
4
fYear
1991
fDate
8/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
647
Lastpage
655
Abstract
An ion-drag pump in a vertical axisymmetric configuration was built. Different dielectric fluids were compared to establish which produced the best pumping performance. Experimental results showed that pumping performance depended on fluid properties, primarily fluid viscosity and electrical conductivity. Two fluids, dodecylbenzine and Envirotemp 200, were studied at various doping levels. In both fluids a decrease in the charge relaxation time caused a decrease in efficiency
Keywords
electrohydrodynamics; ion pumps; organic compounds; viscosity of liquids; EHD pumping; Envirotemp 200; charge relaxation time; dielectric fluids; dodecylbenzine; doping levels; efficiency; electrical conductivity; fluid properties; fluid viscosity; ion-drag pump; ion-drag pumping; vertical axisymmetric configuration; working fluids; Cooling; Drag; Electrodes; Filters; Mechanical engineering; Pumps; Space power stations; Space stations; Steel; Transformers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9367
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/14.83685
Filename
83685
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