Abstract
Prior numerical solutions of electrohydrodynamic flows in a positive-corona, wire-plate electrostatic precipitator are extended to reveal steady-periodic electrohydrodynamic flows. Previously, only steady solutions were reported. The present study includes results for flows with Reynolds numbers from 0 to 4800 and with dimen-sionless electric number ranging from 0.06 to ∞. Results indicate that two regimes of low frequency oscillatory flow occur. The first regime is characterized by a single recirculating vortex that oscillates in strength between one and five Hertz. The second regime is characterized by two counter-rotating vortices that oscillate in strength at a frequency near one Hertz.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 491-497 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - Sep 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |