Patent ID: 7911146

Claim:
An apparatus for generation of ion driven wind comprising: a plurality of ion driven wind generator stages, each coupled to each other in series, the plurality of ion driven wind generator stages having an inlet and an outlet and include in each stage a sharp axial electrode and a smooth at least partially coaxial ground electrode, wherein the plurality of stages are fabricated in a plurality of mesoscale layers in which the grounded electrode and axial electrode are defined, and where the plurality of mesoscale layers comprise: an upper and lower conductive ground layer, an upper and lower insulative channel layer disposed adjacent to the upper and lower conductive ground layer respectively in which upper and lower insulative mesoscale channel layer an axial channel is defined and in which upper and lower insulative channel layer a plurality of mesoscale openings communicating the axial channel to the upper and lower conductive ground layers are defined, and a middle conductive electrode layer disposed adjacent to the upper and lower insulative channel layers in which middle conductive electrode layer a corresponding plurality of mesoscale chambers are defined into which an integrally formed mesoscale point electrode axially extends; and a nozzle communicated to the outlet.