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. 2020 Sep 30;476(2241):20200220. doi: 10.1098/rspa.2020.0220

Table 1.

Nomenclature.

A cross-section area of corona discharge (m2)
CD drag coefficient of the cathode
De ion diffusivity (m2 s−1)
Dk ion diffusivity of charged species k (m2 s−1)
d distance between anode and cathode (mm)
E electric field (V m−1)
f Coulomb force per unit volume (N m−3)
FEHD volumetric force induced by ions (N)
FD drag force (N)
I current (A)
J current flux [C/(s•m2)]
JL current flux at characteristic length scale [C/(s•m2)]
kB Boltzmann constant
Lc characteristic dimension
Nk density of charged species k
P pressure inside a corona discharge (Pa)
q elementary charge (C)
S cross-sectional area of the cathode (m2)
T thrust force induced by the ions (N)
Te absolute temperature (K)
u velocity (m s−1)
v mean electric wind velocity (m s−1)
β scaling factor for the characteristic length
ε permittivity of air [C/(V•m)]
μb ion mobility [m2/(V•s)]
μk ion mobility of charged species k [m2/(V•s)]
ρe charge density (C m−3)
ρ density of fluid (kg m−3)
θ non-dimensionless quantity for the drag force
φ electric potential (V)
φo corona initiation voltage (V)
ωk production rate of charged species