This paper presents details of the geometry, fabrication, and pumping performance of an electrohydrodynamically (EHD) driven thin film evaporator with a new electrode design. The operation principle of the device is based on the action of the EHD force on molecules of a dielectric liquid in a highly convergent electric field starting at the end of a pair of electrodes, where the electric field changes from zero to a finite value in between the electrodes. This force drives the liquid into the spacing between the electrodes. Because the electrodes are microfabricated very thinly on a surface, the liquid can be held within microns in thickness over the surface. The new design is a modification of the original device with parallel electrodes. The electrodes in the new design were fabricated in a splayed configuration with the narrow side dipped in the liquid. A relatively large (32 mm × 32 mm) area was covered with the splayed electrodes. The electrodes were fabricated through a lift-off process. It was found that a higher voltage can be sustained between the electrodes prior to breakdown threshold and a pumping head of about three times more than that of the parallel electrode configuration was achieved in the new design.
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ASME 2003 Heat Transfer Summer Conference
July 21–23, 2003
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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Experimental Study of the Splayed Electrode Design on Performance of a Microfabricated EHD Thin Film Evaporator: Application in High Heat Flux Cooling Available to Purchase
Saeed Moghaddam,
Saeed Moghaddam
Advanced Thermal and Environmental Concepts, College Park, MD
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Michael Ohadi,
Michael Ohadi
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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Collin McCaffery
Collin McCaffery
Advanced Thermal and Environmental Concepts, College Park, MD
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Saeed Moghaddam
Advanced Thermal and Environmental Concepts, College Park, MD
Michael Ohadi
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Collin McCaffery
Advanced Thermal and Environmental Concepts, College Park, MD
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HT2003-47250, pp. 439-444; 6 pages
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December 17, 2008
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Moghaddam, S, Ohadi, M, & McCaffery, C. "Experimental Study of the Splayed Electrode Design on Performance of a Microfabricated EHD Thin Film Evaporator: Application in High Heat Flux Cooling." Proceedings of the ASME 2003 Heat Transfer Summer Conference. Heat Transfer: Volume 2. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. July 21–23, 2003. pp. 439-444. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2003-47250
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