Flow Distribution Measurement in Wire-nonparallel Plate Type Electrohydrodynamic Gas Pump by a Particle Image Velocimetry

2D Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) measurements were performed in a wire-nonparallel plates type electrohydrodynamic (EHD) gas pump. The effect of electrode configuration and polarity of the active electrode on the flow pattern inside the pump was studied. One can deduce from the obtained flow patterns that the flow generated inside the EHD pump is three dimensional. The vortices formed inside the EHD gas pump have negative effect on pumping capabilities of the pump since the vortices may block and suppress the generated flow. The PIV results will be compared with a numerical modelling of the flow, based on k-E model.