• DocumentCode
    1225734
  • Title

    Finite element modelling of ion convection by electrostatic forces

  • Author

    Deliége, G. ; Henrotte, F. ; Deprez, W. ; Hameyer, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., Katholieke Univ. Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium
  • Volume
    151
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    398
  • Lastpage
    402
  • Abstract
    Different formulations for the problem of a cloud of ions convected by electrostatic forces are presented. Their influence on the ionic charge conservation is discussed. It is shown that a mixed electrostatic formulation is the most accurate for the studied example.
  • Keywords
    convection; electrostatics; finite element analysis; electrostatic forces; electrostatic formulation; finite element modelling; ion cloud; ion convection; ionic charge conservation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Science, Measurement and Technology, IEE Proceedings -
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    1350-2344
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ip-smt:20041168
  • Filename
    1389228