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ISSN Print: 1064-2285
ISSN Online: 2162-6561
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Electric Convection and Its Interaction with Convective Flows of a Different Nature
ABSTRACT
A model of low-conducting fluid (LCF), which is based on a neutral fluid with an admixture of charged particles (positive and negative ions), in an electric field is suggested. The processes of ionization of a neutral component on positive and negative ions and the processes of ionic recombination are taken into account in the fluid volume. Origination of charged particles on the electrodes is described by the equations of surface ionization. The problem of origination and development of electric convection (EC) and heat transfer in a rectangular cavity and a cylindrical cell is solved on the basis of this model. The effect of an electric field on gravity convection and hydraulic resistance and heat transfer in a forced flow in a complex-shape channel is considered.