A Study of Ion Trajectories in Potential Flows

Abstract

An analytical investigation of the motion of ions in a fluid was conducted to provide insight in the use of ions as a fluid flow diagnostic tool. Assuming small space charge density, potential fields and flows were considered. The specific cases studied were fine corona wire to a circular cylinder. Both steady and nonsteady flows were considered, and the trajectories of the ions leaving the corona wire were mapped.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0751785

Entities

People

  • Henry R. Velkoff
  • Michael R. Deluca

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Charged Particles
  • Differential Equations
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Free Stream
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Reynolds Number
  • Stagnation Point
  • Steady Flow
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Strouhal Number
  • Voltage

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Orbital Debris