Numerical simulation of charge relaxation in low-conductivity fluids stored in cylindrical tanks

Author

Adamiak, Kazimierz

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Canada

Volume

40

Issue

2

fYear

2004

fDate

3/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

710

Lastpage

713

Abstract

A numerical algorithm for simulation of the electric field, generated by charged fluid in partially filled cylindrical tanks, is presented. Originally, the fluid is uniformly charged to some level, but the charge is dissipated due to volume and surface conduction. The rate of charge dissipation is calculated by solving the current continuity equation, and the electric field distribution is also evaluated at each instant of time. Both problems are solved using the finite-element method in the time domain. The results of simulation show the effect of the surface conduction on the process dynamics.

Keywords

electric fields; finite element analysis; surface charging; time-domain analysis; FEM; charge dissipation rate; charge relaxation; charged fluid; current continuity equation; electric field distribution; electric field simulation; finite-element method; low-conductivity fluids; numerical algorithm; numerical simulation; partially filled cylindrical tanks; process dynamics; surface conduction; time domain; volume conduction; Chemical engineering; Conductivity; Finite element methods; Fluid dynamics; Liquids; Numerical simulation; Permittivity; Poisson equations; Space charge; Surface charging;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMAG.2004.824605

Filename

1284513