Experimental Characteristics of Electrostatic Pumps

Abstract

UDC 538.3:532:538.4

Electrohydrodynamic phenomena and their practical applications are analysed. The appearance of the electric wind in gases and vortex flows that are manifested in various processes and technical devices, are studied. The constructions of both diaphragm  and  displacement electrohydrodynamic pumps and the results of investigations of electrohydrodynamic displacement pumps are presented. The optimal ratio of the separation between the accelerating electrodes and the diameter of the ball piston has been found to be equal to a unity.

Keywords: ionization, Coulomb interaction, electric wind, electrohydrodynamic and electrostatic pumps.