• DocumentCode
    3052082
  • Title

    Experimental investigation on the effect of viscosity in EHD instability

  • Author

    Wang, H.T. ; Cross, J.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    28-31 Oct 1990
  • Firstpage
    654
  • Lastpage
    659
  • Abstract
    The wavenumber of the EHD (electrohydrodynamic) interfacial instability and its viscosity dependence are discussed. A quantitative expression for the EHD wavenumber for transient unipolar injection is derived and verified experimentally by using a specially designed test cell. It is shown that the wavenumber varies not only as η-2/3 , but also as the electric field, the injection strength of space charges at the injector, the permittivity and mass density of the liquid, and the electrode separation. The experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical prediction
  • Keywords
    dielectric properties of liquids and solutions; electrohydrodynamics; permittivity; viscosity of liquids; EHD instability; electric field; electrode separation; injection strength; mass density; permittivity; space charges; test cell; transient unipolar injection; viscosity; wavenumber; Acceleration; Delay effects; Dielectric liquids; Fluid dynamics; Gravity; Permittivity; Space charge; Testing; Viscosity; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 1990. Annual Report., Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Pocono Manor, PA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CEIDP.1990.201412
  • Filename
    201412