Effect of neutral fluid velocity on direct conversion from electrical to fluid kinetic energy in an electro-fluid-dynamics (EFD) device
- 14 September 1986
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 19 (9) , 1657-1663
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/19/9/011
Abstract
The authors examine the conversion efficiency from electrical energy to fluid kinetic energy. They show that an increase of fluid velocity leads to a higher conversion efficiency. The case of a corona discharge from a moving point in ambient air is investigated experimentally.Keywords
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