Abstract
An electro-conjugate fluid (ECF) is a kind of functional fluid, which produces a flow (ECF flow) by applying high DC voltage between electrodes inserted in the fluid. It is known that a strong ECF flow is generated under non-uniform electric field. This study introduces the ECF flow to develop a turbine motor. The turbine motor mainly consists of an ECF flow generators, a turbine rotor and a flow path. ECF flows inside the turbine motor and makes the turbine rotor rotate. First, we characterized the ECF flow generator and the turbine rotor. Next, we developed the turbine motor using ECF. Finally, we evaluated no-load rotational velocity, output torque, output power and output power density of the turbine motor. The experimental results confirm the motor developed has a higher performance than the previous ECF motors.
