Title :
Electrohydrodynamic Enforcement of Evaporation and Gas Flow
Author :
Reznikov, Michael A. ; Kolessov, Alex ; Koziol, Richard
Author_Institution :
Phys. Opt. Corp., Torrance, CA, USA
Abstract :
The net drag result of the ionic current in a conductive fluid, such as electrohydrodynamic (EHD) effect and electrospray (Taylor cone effect), has been investigated as a space and energy saving technology for enforced heat and mass management. Electrostatically enforced evaporation, convection, and phase-change thermal transfer are briefly discussed and experimentally evaluated. The emphasis of the investigation was on the maximal efficiency of the consumed power. The significance of EHD phenomena for energy saving is demonstrated with examples of temperature stabilization for solid-state lighting and the dewatering of pulp in the paper industry.
Keywords :
convection; electrohydrodynamics; electrostatic devices; evaporation; heat pumps; lighting; Taylor cone effect; conductive fluid; consumed power efficiency; convection; electrohydrodynamic effect; electrohydrodynamic enforcement; electrospray; electrostatically enforced evaporation; energy saving technology; gas flow; heat management; ionic current; mass management; net drag result; paper industry; phase-change thermal transfer; pulp dewatering; solid-state lighting; space saving technology; temperature stabilization; Corona; electrostatic devices; heat pumps;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIA.2010.2103912
