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The effect of temperature-induced variations in charge carrier mobility on a stationary electrohydrodynamic instability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2006

W. J. Worraker  and
A. T. Richardson
W. J. Worraker
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Mathematics, University of Bristol
A. T. Richardson
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Mathematics, University of Bristol
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Abstract

An externally applied d.c. electric field is known to produce instability in a plane layer of dielectric liquid heated from above. The stationary linear instability of a unipolar charge injection equilibrium for which carrier mobility depends linearly on temperature is investigated. It is found that the sign of the temperature gradient in relation to the emitting electrode determines whether or not such instability can occur, and that two types of instability can be distinguished: (i) a space charge modified Bénard mode; and (ii) a thermally modified space charge mode. It is shown that the critical voltage is highly dependent upon the absolute value of mobility and its variation across the layer.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 93 , Issue 1 , 12 July 1979 , pp. 29 - 45
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© 1979 Cambridge University Press

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