Experiments on the Thrust Generation of Ionic Wind Propulsion Systems

Sahar Estahbanati; Uwe Schichler

doi:10.1109/ICHVE53725.2022.9961343

Experiments on the Thrust Generation of Ionic Wind Propulsion Systems

Sahar Estahbanati, Uwe Schichler

Institute of High Voltage Engineering and System Performance (4330)

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Abstract

A pair of asymmetrical electrodes under high voltage can produce an ionic wind and thrust. Ionic wind propulsion has been proposed as an alternative method to that used by standard airplanes today. The main advantages of the proposed aircraft propulsion are: no moving parts, nearly silent and no combustion emissions. This paper reports on experiments with two offset electrode configurations for the generation of thrust by corona discharges and shows scalability of thrust by increasing the thruster frame length from 0.4 m up to 4 m. A concept for an EAD biplane flying wing design is presented, with a wing span of 4 m and an expected thrust of 8.5 N.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2022 IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Applications, ICHVE 2022
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665407502
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICHVE53725.2022.9961343
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	2022 IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Applications: ICHVE 2022 - Chongqing, China Duration: 25 Sept 2022 → 29 Sept 2022

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Conference	2022 IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Applications
Abbreviated title	ICHVE 2022
Country/Territory	China
City	Chongqing
Period	25/09/22 → 29/09/22

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Instrumentation
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Computational Mathematics

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Estahbanati, S & Schichler, U 2022, Experiments on the Thrust Generation of Ionic Wind Propulsion Systems. in 2022 IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Applications, ICHVE 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2022 IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Applications, Chongqing, China, 25/09/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICHVE53725.2022.9961343

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