An Energy-Balance Analysis of the Interaction between Conducting Bodies and Electric Fields.

Abstract

The application of the principle of energy-balance is an especially useful approach to problems for which a complete analytical solution is not possible but for which partial information can provide a thorough understanding of system dynamics. In this report the problem of N conducting bodies immersed in the electric field produced by a pair of electrodes is examined, and associated energy-balance equations are derived. These equations are applicable to a wide variety of problems. A theorem on the partition of energy for electrically neutral bodies is also presented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA041382

Entities

People

  • William Bucher

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Aviation
  • Detectors
  • Dynamics
  • Electric Current
  • Electric Fields
  • Electric Power
  • Electricity
  • Electrodes
  • Electrostatic Fields
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Marine Corps
  • Potential Energy

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Plasma Physics.