Measurement of triboelectric charging of moving micro particles by means of an inductive cylindrical probe

Autor: Volker Lindenstruth, Klaus Leibe, Alexander Nesterov, Kai König, Frank Breitling, Thomas Felgenhauer, Felix Löffler, Volker Stadler, F. R. Bischoff, Michael Hausmann, U. Trunk
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 40:6115-6120
ISSN: 1361-6463
0022-3727
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/19/053
Popis: We present a method based on induced currents in a cylindrical probe which allows analysis of the micro-particle charging processes in an aerosol. The micro particles were triboelectrically charged by passing through a dielectric tube coaxially mounted into the probe. The cylindrical probe enabled the quantification of particle charging without prior calibration of the probe. An analytic model was developed for the description of the measured induced currents and implemented into a computer simulation program. The combination of model simulations and an appropriate experimental setup revealed comprehensive data for the determination of the particles' electric charge against time of flight through the tube. In methodological proof of principle experiments, the formations of particle clouds with charges of different signs were observed using magnetite micro particles.
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