Numerical study of EHD-enhanced water evaporation

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 364-370

  Huang, M ^a   Lai, F C ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

Corona wind; Electrohydrodynamics (EHD); Evaporation

Indexed keywords

CORONA WIND; CROSS FLOWS; DC VOLTAGE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HIGH VELOCITY; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; POSITIVE CORONA; WATER EVAPORATION; WIRE ELECTRODE;

ELECTRIC CORONA; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

EVAPORATION;

EID: 77955086443     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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