Electrostatics 1999, Proceedings of the 10th INT Conference, Cambridge, UK, 28-31 March 1999. (1999)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: D.M. Taylor.
• Authors: Taylor, D. M
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Bill Bright Memorial Lecture; Electrostatics-then, now and maybe; Section A. Fundamental physics; Spectroscopy and calorimetry of the spark discharge; Surface-wave mechanism for the phenomenon of passive insulator charge elimination; Distortion of a water surface stressed by a perpendicular, alternating electric field; Evidence of bipolar corona emission from a DC point; Charge density of a high-velocity electrified jet of diesel oil; Pulsed streamer discharge in water through a pin hole of insulating plate Modelling the electrical conductivity of two-phase composite materialsAbout a thermodynamical approach for capacitor relaxation current; Streamer properties in air and in the presence of insulators; Corona discharge from a metal filamentary particle and its motion within parallel plate electrodes; Discussion; Section B. Bioelectrostatics; Positioning, levitation and separation of biological cells; Single Cryptosporidium oocyst isolation and capture using a travelling-wave dielectrophoresis device; Characterization of the dielectrophoretic movement of DNA in micro-fabricated structures Electrostatic properties of metered dose inhalersDielectrophoretic measurements of sub-micrometre latex particles following surface modification; Electrorotation of oocysts of Cyclospora cayetanensis; Sub-micrometre AC electrokinetics: particle dynamics under the influence of dielectrophoresis and electrohydrodynamics; Discussion; Section C. Atomization and EHD; Electrostatic atomization -- questions and challenges; Viscosity effect on electrohydrodynamic (EHD) spraying of liquids; Scaling laws for droplet size and current produced in the cone-jet mode Electrostatic atomization of an ultra-fine spray of ceramic solutionAnalysis of charged plumes with Coulomb repulsion; Enhancement of heat transfer and mass transport in thermal equipment with electrohydrodynamics; Flow electrification in high-power transformers; Fluid flow driven by AC electric fields in microelectrodes; Global instabilities in an electrified jet; Study of the changes in the flow around a cylinder caused by electroconvection; A new method of analysing electro-osmosis; Transient electrohydrodynamic stability of dielectric liquids subjected to unipolar injection Effect of an electric field on the response of a liquid jet to a pulse-type perturbationDrop charging during liquid dispersion; Nonlinear stability of an electrified liquid jet; Asymptotic variation of radius of a viscous polymer jet in the electrospinning process; Experimental study of a jet of conducting liquid subjected to a radial DC field; Discussion; Hot topic discussion; MECA electrometer: initial calibration experiments; Section D. Hazards; Electrostatic ignition hazards associated with flammable substances in the form of gases, vapours, mists and dusts
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 537/.2; Electronics; Electronics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482268652; 1482268655
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