Experimental optimization of an electric blower by corona wind

The effect of corona wind produced by stretched steel wire and two copper wings on the heat transfer from a heated horizontal plate was investigated experimentally. Although in such an arrangement the heat transfer augmentation is expected to be lower, some advantages may be postulated. In such a construction, the plate to be cooled is not a part of the wind generation system, it is not charged, the electrical field next to it is negligible, and it may be constructed from non-metallic materials. In the course of the study, optimal geometric parameters of the electric blower together with optimal value of high voltage supply have been established. Under these optimal conditions, augmentation by three times of the heat transfer coefficient over that for the natural convection has been achieved.