Application of Galerkin Finite-Element Method with Newton Iterations in Computing Steady-State Solutions of Unipolar Charge Currents in Corona Devices

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 969-989

  Feng, James Q ^a  

^a XEROX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Corona charging; Galerkin finite element method; Newton iterations; Space charge effects; Steady state solutions; Unipolar charge currents

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; ELECTRIC CORONA; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; ITERATIVE METHODS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

CHARGE CURRENT; CORONA CHARGING; CORONA DEVICES; CORONA DISCHARGES; GALERKIN FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; NEWTON'S ITERATION; SPACE CHARGE EFFECTS; STEADY STATE SOLUTION; THIN WIRES; UNIPOLAR CHARGE CURRENT;

POISSON EQUATION;

EID: 0000240153     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.1999.6229     Document Type: Article

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