- Original Message -
From: Harry Veeder [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 6:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Vo]: Re: Army paper on lifters
Ion is a Greek word isn't it?
Ion means something that goes in Greek. Scientific term introduced by Faraday
in his
Michel Jullian wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Harry Veeder [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 6:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Vo]: Re: Army paper on lifters
Ion is a Greek word isn't it?
Ion means something that goes in Greek. Scientific term
, 2007 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Vo]: Re: Army paper on lifters
...
Anyway beware that what they call ionic drift is what the rest of the world
calls ion wind (ion induced wind of neutrals, as in paddle induced flow of
water), aka ion drag, aka electric wind, aka corona wind, and what they call
Michel Jullian wrote:
I see nothing misleading in either term Harry, drift describes accurately what
the ions do wrt the neutrals, and wind describes accurately what the neutrals
do while entrained by the drifting ions.
Drift and wind in everyday language connote circumstances
and forces
Yes I have read it a long time ago, the poor fellows just didn't have a clue :)
Anyway beware that what they call ionic drift is what the rest of the world
calls ion wind (ion induced wind of neutrals, as in paddle induced flow of
water), aka ion drag, aka electric wind, aka corona wind, and
Michel Jullian wrote:
Yes I have read it a long time ago, the poor fellows just didn't have a clue
:)
Are you a professional arbiter of some kind?
'Cause it really shows. ;-)
Anyway beware that what they call ionic drift is what the rest of the world
calls ion wind (ion induced wind of
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