An electro-aerodynamic solid-state fan and cooling system

Annual IEEE Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 46-49

  Schlitz, Dan ^a   Singhal, Vishal ^a  

^a Micro Technologies Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Corona discharge; Corona wind; Electric wind; Electrostatic blower; Ionic wind

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COOLING SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAS DYNAMICS; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; THERMAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

CORONA DISCHARGE; CORONA WIND; ELECTRIC WIND; ELECTROSTATIC BLOWER; IONIC WIND;

COOLING;

EID: 51349141436     PISSN: 10652221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/STHERM.2008.4509364     Document Type: Conference Paper

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