THE ROLE OF THE ELECTROSTATIC FIELD IN THE COAGULATION OF FOG AND CLOUD DROPLETS

Abstract

The electrostatic field of the atmosphere is normally enhanced in fog and cloud. This field, even when quite small, can effect the combination of colliding but otherwise noncoalescing droplets. Stronger fields produce forces of mutual attraction among the droplets. Preliminary results on the degree to which electrostatic forces act to modify the motion of cloud droplets are presented. Methods for the possible modification of the field are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 25, 1960
Accession Number
AD0632401

Entities

People

  • J. D. Sartor

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Electricity
  • Boundaries
  • Coalescence
  • Collisions
  • Conductivity
  • Corporations
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Efficiency
  • Electricity
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electrostatic Fields
  • Equations
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Radial Velocity
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics