Specific charge measurements in electrostatic air sprays

Particulate Science and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-32

  McCarthy Jr , James E ^a,b   Senser, Dwight W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drop charge density; Drop current; Electrostatic air sprays; Ion current; Paint transfer efficiency; Space charge

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; ION SOURCES; NOZZLES; SPRAY GUNS;

AIR SPRAYS; CHARGE DENSITY; CHARGE MEASUREMENTS; DROP CURRENT; ION GENERATION;

SPRAYING;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; FLOW RATE; ION CURRENT; MEASUREMENT; PAINT INDUSTRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 16244387348     PISSN: 02726351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02726350590902550     Document Type: Article

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