Abstract
Theoretical and experimental results on the electrostatic spraying of liquid insulators are presented. The spraying is accomplished by injecting charges into the liquid with a sharp electrode raised to a high potential. The resulting electrical force causes the liquid to form a jet which breaks up into small drops. The droplet size decreases as the injected current is increased. A theory is developed which predicts the radius of the jet for various values of the system parameters. The experiments reported are on liquid hydrogen.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 314-320 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications |
| Volume | IA-18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1982 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering