Title :
Electroconvective heat transfer: theory and applications
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Theor. & Exp. Phys., Kursk State Tech. Univ., Russia
Abstract :
The Coulomb force exerted by an electric field on free charges injected into a liquid dielectric (LD) may cause motion of that liquid. This motion is named electroconvection. The intense electroconvection may be used to enhance heat transfer. Experiments indicate up to fifteen-fold increases in Nusselt number in LD subjected to a high voltage electric field
Keywords :
convection; dielectric liquids; electrohydrodynamics; Coulomb force; Nusselt number; electric field; electroconvective heat transfer; free charges; heat transfer; high voltage electric field; intense electroconvection; liquid dielectric; Cathodes; Electrodes; Heat transfer; Integral equations; Kinematics; Resistance heating; Space heating; Temperature; Thermal pollution; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials, 1997., Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2651-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICPADM.1997.617536
