ABSTRACT
I. INTRODUCTION The promotion of global energy conservation and environmental protec tion requires the critical utilization of waste heat (below 100°C) exhausted by factories. For this purpose, high-performance compact heat exchangers are desperately needed due to the small temperature difference between the heat transfer fluids used in heat exchangers. Recently, by taking ad vantage of the small electrical conductivity of organic media, such as CFC alternatives, using electric fields to enhance heat transfer has become not only feasible but desirable as well (Yabe et al., 1987a).
