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Coulomb-driven electroconvection turbulence in two-dimensional cavity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2024

Yu Zhang ,
Di-Lin Chen ,
Xiao-Ping Luo Open the ORCID record for Xiao-Ping Luo [Opens in a new window] ,
Kang Luo Open the ORCID record for Kang Luo [Opens in a new window] ,
Jian Wu Open the ORCID record for Jian Wu [Opens in a new window]  and
Hong-Liang Yi Open the ORCID record for Hong-Liang Yi [Opens in a new window]
Yu Zhang
Affiliation:
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China Key Laboratory of Aerospace Thermophysics, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China
Di-Lin Chen
Affiliation:
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China Key Laboratory of Aerospace Thermophysics, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China
Xiao-Ping Luo
Affiliation:
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China Key Laboratory of Aerospace Thermophysics, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China
Kang Luo
Affiliation:
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China Key Laboratory of Aerospace Thermophysics, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China
Jian Wu
Affiliation:
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China
Hong-Liang Yi*
Affiliation:
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China Key Laboratory of Aerospace Thermophysics, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Harbin 150001, PR China
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†Email address for correspondence: yihongliang@hit.edu.cn
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Abstract

A comprehensive direct numerical simulation of electroconvection (EC) turbulence caused by strong unipolar charge injection in a two-dimensional cavity is performed. The EC turbulence has strong fluctuations and intermittency in the closed cavity. Several dominant large-scale structures are found, including two vertical main rolls and a single primary roll. The flow mode significantly influences the charge transport efficiency. A nearly $Ne \sim T^{1/2}$ scaling stage is observed, and the optimal $Ne$ increment is related to the mode with two vertical rolls, while the single roll mode decreases the charge transport efficiency. As the flow strength increases, EC turbulence transitions from an electric force-dominated mode to an inertia-dominated mode. The former utilizes the Coulomb force more effectively and allocates more energy to convection. The vertical mean profiles of charge, electric field and energy budget provide intuitive information on the spatial energy distribution. With the aid of the energy-box technique, a detailed energy transport evolution is illustrated with changing electric Rayleigh numbers. This exploration of EC turbulence can help explain more complicated electrokinetic turbulence mechanisms and the successful utilization of Fourier mode decomposition and energy-box techniques is expected to benefit future EC studies.

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MHD and Electrohydrodynamics: Electrokinetic flows Complex Fluids: Dielectrics Turbulent Flows: Turbulent convection
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 980 , 10 February 2024 , A22
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