DOI

Recent investigations have shown that electrohydrodynamic (EHD) flows caused by the field-enhanced dissociation can emerge near solid insulation elements, which makes it possible to create a fundamentally new scheme of an EHD pump, where the key elements of the design are those of solid insulation rather than electrodes. The present work tests this new way of pumping and explores its performance capabilities in a system consisting of two parallel plane electrodes and a dielectric barrier between them with a small non-symmetrical hole. With the help of the software complex Comsol Multiphysics, the distributions of physical quantities in this system were computed and analyzed, and the pump performance curves were calculated. The system is capable of generating pressure head of the order of 1 kPa and shows the prospects for optimization.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Dielectrics, ICD 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538663899
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Sep 2018
Event2nd IEEE International Conference on Dielectrics, ICD 2018 - Budapest, Hungary
Duration: 1 Jul 20185 Jul 2018

Publication series

Name2018 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Dielectrics, ICD 2018

Conference

Conference2nd IEEE International Conference on Dielectrics, ICD 2018
Country/TerritoryHungary
CityBudapest
Period1/07/185/07/18

    Research areas

  • Computer simulation, Dielectric barrier, Dielectric liquid, Electrohydrodynamic pump, Field-enhanced dissociation, Performance characteristics

    Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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