TEION KOGAKU (Journal of Cryogenics and Superconductivity Society of Japan)
Online ISSN : 1880-0408
Print ISSN : 0389-2441
ISSN-L : 0389-2441
Influence of an Electric Field on the Motion of Liquid Nitrogen and Bubbles in a Microgravity Environment
Yosuke SAKAIYoshiyuki SUDAKiyotaka MATSUURANorio HOMMATakeshi KIMURA
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1998 Volume 33 Issue 8 Pages 534-539

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The motion of boiling nitrogen (LN2) and its surface profile between parallel plate electrodes and the behavior of bubbles in a nonuniform electric field in a microgravity environment are observed. The dynamic behavior is analyzed in consideration of the following forces: the Maxwell stress, gradient force, buoyancy, capillary force (surface tension), and viscosity. This behavior is explained consistently by a theory that includes these forces. It is confirmed that the liquid in a uniform electric field is driven by the Maxwell stress and that the bubbles in a nonuniform electric field are driven by the gradient force.
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