Floating liquid bridge charge dynamics

The interaction of liquid with electric fields is investigated in a configuration where up to 13 kV are applied between electrodes resulting in a 106 V/m electric field in the capillaries and where there is the formation of a free-standing fluid bridge in the interelectrode gap. The Mott-Gurney equa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physics of fluids (1994) 2016-01, Vol.28 (1)
Hauptverfasser: Teschke, Omar, Soares, David Mendez, Gomes, Whyllerson Evaristo, Valente Filho, Juracyr Ferraz
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Zusammenfassung:The interaction of liquid with electric fields is investigated in a configuration where up to 13 kV are applied between electrodes resulting in a 106 V/m electric field in the capillaries and where there is the formation of a free-standing fluid bridge in the interelectrode gap. The Mott-Gurney equation was fitted to the measured ionization current vs applied voltage curve which indicates that the ionization rate at the high-voltage anode electrode dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) interface and space charging in the interelectrode gap determine the floating liquid bridge current for a given cathode-to-anode voltage. Space charge effects were measured in the cathode becker and also at the liquid bridge since the ionized charges at the anode migrate to the bridge outer surface and decrease the interfacial tension from 43 mJ/m2 to 29 mJ/m2. Two distinct structural regions then form the bridge, a charged plastic (bulk modulus ∼100 MPa) conducting outer layer with a surface conductivity of ∼10−9 Ω−1, which shapes and supports the floating fluid structure, and an inner liquid cylinder, where DMSO molecules flow.
ISSN:1070-6631
1089-7666
DOI:10.1063/1.4938402