Numerical simulation of a tubular ion-driven wind generator

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 65, Issue 10-11, 2007, Pages 646-654

  Rickard, Matthew ^a   Dunn Rankin, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corona; Electrically induced convection; Electrohydrodynamics; Ion driven flow; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICALLY INDUCED CONVECTION; ELECTROKINETIC FLOW; ION-DRIVEN FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRIC CORONA; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUID DYNAMICS;

ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRIC CORONA; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 34447548846     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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