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The nature of the forces acting on a dielectric liquid in an electric field in the presence of a temperature gradient is investigated. It is shown that the electrical forces produced by nonuniformity in the electrical conductivity of the medium can give rise to a hydrodynamic flow.
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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 6, pp. 136–137, November–December, 1973.
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Eremchenko, D.V. The flow of a dielectric liquid. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 14, 848–849 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00853202
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00853202