Electrostatic charging and modeling of aqueous sprays and fission of droplets

I. A. Metwally*

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Abstract

This paper reports the computation of charge to mass ratio of water sprays produced by hydraulic nozzles using two different methods of electrostatic charging; namely, the contact and induction methods. Modeling of each charging method was achieved by an axisymmetric field computation program based on the charge simulation method (CSM). Comparisons between the measured and computed charge to mass ratio vs. flow rate were introduced for each case, and good agreement with the trend of both was found. Where the charge to mass ratio decreases with the increase in flow rate and/or nozzle height, but it increases linearly with applied voltage. Finally, fission of a water droplet in a uniform electric field was also modeled to show how the number of fissioned droplets will affect the kinetic energy of each fissioned sibling droplet, sibling-sibling interspacing, and charge to mass ratio.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)117-120
Number of pages4
JournalConference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP), Annual Report
Volume1
Publication statusPublished - 1996
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1996 Annual Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena. Part 2 (of 2) - Millbrae, CA, USA
Duration: Oct 20 1996Oct 23 1996

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Building and Construction

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