Improved Numerical Modeling of Plasma Physics

电流体动力（EHD）装置的潜在好处非常大，跨越几个民用和军事应用。 这在全世界引起了极大的兴趣和投资。然而，由于所涉及的复杂物理现象，大多数研究仅限于实验室环境，并侧重于了解影响这些设备性能的关键参数。在该技术可以集成到真实的世界应用中之前，仍有几个问题需要克服。 例如，EHD致动器的性能，电力要求和适用性的高速制度（在航空和航天的情况下）的操作条件的影响是一些参数，必须解决之前，将EHD设备到实际系统。

Potential benefits of electro-hydrodynamic (EHD) devices are very large and span several civilian and military applications. This has prompted significant interest and investment worldwide. Nevertheless, because of the complex physical phenomena involved most research is limited to laboratory environments and focuses on the understanding of key parameters affecting the performance of these devices. There are still several issues to be overcome before the technology can be integrated into real world applications. For instance, the effects of operating conditions on EHD actuator performance, electrical power requirements and suitability to high-speed regimes (in the case of aeronautical and aerospace) are some of the parameters that must be addressed before incorporating EHD devices into practical systems.