Three-dimensional simulation of a microplasma pump

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 42, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Wang, Chin Cheng ^a   Roy, Subrata ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATED FLOW; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGES; ELECTRON DENSITIES; FINITE ELEMENT; INPUT VOLTAGES; IONIZED GAS; KEY FACTORS; MICRO PROPULSION; MICRO PUMP; MICRO-PLASMAS; MOVING PARTS; MULTISCALES; PLASMA MODEL; PLASMA-INDUCED; PUMP DESIGN; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS;

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLOW RATE; FLUID DYNAMICS; INERT GAS WELDING; IONIZATION OF GASES; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICES; PLASMAS; POISSON EQUATION; PUMPS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

FLOW SIMULATION;

EID: 70149102642     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/42/18/185206     Document Type: Article

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