Coulomb-driven flow of a dielectric liquid subject to charge injection by a sharp electrode

Injection of charge by a sharp electrode into a surrounding dielectric liquid leads to Coulomb forces that set the liquid into motion. An analysis is presented of this motion in a small region around the edge of the electrode, which determines the injected current as a function of the far electric p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Higuera, F.J., Vázquez González, Pedro Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/77751
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/77751
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.870104
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dielectric liquid
Charge injection
Sharp electrode
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Sumario:Injection of charge by a sharp electrode into a surrounding dielectric liquid leads to Coulomb forces that set the liquid into motion. An analysis is presented of this motion in a small region around the edge of the electrode, which determines the injected current as a function of the far electric potential seen by this region. By using an injection law appropriate for nonpolar liquids, the analysis predicts an electric current that increases first exponentially and then as the power 7 3 of the harmonic part of the electric potential, sometimes with a range of multiplicity in between