DocumentCode
3404638
Title
Breakup of large water droplets by electric fields
Author
Inculet, I.I. ; Kromann, Rasmus
Author_Institution
Appl. Electrostat. Res. Centre, Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Canada
fYear
1988
fDate
2-7 Oct. 1988
Firstpage
1552
Abstract
The authors present the results of an experimental study of the processes which lead to the breakup of a large water droplet, doped with alcohol to approach the density of oil, and immersed in an oil dielectric medium to which a strong electric field is applied. The study, carried out by photography, showed that the deformation of the droplets prior to breakup undergoes a few characteristic stages of importance to the induction charging and to the ultimate charge separation phenomena. The breakup sequence, which depends on the shape of the electrodes is illustrated photographically.<>
Keywords
disperse systems; drops; electric field effects; electrostatics; water; alcohol; breakup; charge separation; deformation; dielectric medium; electric fields; electrodes; electrohydrostatics; induction charging; water droplets; Dielectrics; Electrodes; Petroleum; Photography; Shape;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1988., Conference Record of the 1988 IEEE
Conference_Location
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IAS.1988.25263
Filename
25263
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