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Logic · 10-20-2024, 11:22 AM

I NB that, as suspected; ionic thrust/wind efficiency seems to increase as the initial airspeed over the surface increases:
"...Theoretically, at 1,080 km/h...it will reach 50% efficiency...."
https://aertecsolutions.com/en/2019/10/21/ionic-wind/

That makes a DBD system interesting as an induction enhancer.
ie: The engine intake system may well be made to have a lower pressure drop by a DBD system arranged on tube walls.
There may even be a very mild turo effect!?

Most interesting is that it would do Double Duty:
These things produce Ozone, which enhances combustion efficiency.

10-20-2024, 11:22 AM	#17 (permalink)
Logic Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: South Africa Posts: 514 Thanks: 171 Thanked 215 Times in 180 Posts	I NB that, as suspected; ionic thrust/wind efficiency seems to increase as the initial airspeed over the surface increases: "...Theoretically, at 1,080 km/h...it will reach 50% efficiency...." https://aertecsolutions.com/en/2019/10/21/ionic-wind/ That makes a DBD system interesting as an induction enhancer. ie: The engine intake system may well be made to have a lower pressure drop by a DBD system arranged on tube walls. There may even be a very mild turo effect!? Most interesting is that it would do Double Duty: These things produce Ozone, which enhances combustion efficiency.